| Awa-Yamakawa Station | |
| Native Name: | 阿波山川駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Yamakawacho Yudate, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-3404 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR Shikoku |
| Line: | Tokushima Line |
| Distance: | 37.7 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Code: | B14 |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Former: | Yudate Station (until 1 April 1957) |
| Passengers: | 381 |
| Pass Year: | FY2014 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Awa-Yamakawa Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B14".[1]
Awa-Yamakawa Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 37.7 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides local trains, trains of the Tsurugisan limited express service between and also stop at Awa-Yamakawa.[2]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. There are some steps at the entrance to the station building and a further flight of steps is needed to reach the platform, rendering the station inaccessible to wheelchair users.[3] [4] [5]
The station was opened on 7 August 1900 as by the privately run Tokushima Railway. It was an intermediate station along a track extension from to Kawada and Funato (both now closed). When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). On 1 April 1957, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, changed the name of the station to Awa-Yamakawa. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 381 passengers daily.