Awai Station | |
| Native Name: | 粟井駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Kanomine, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2461 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR Shikoku |
| Line: | Yosan Line |
| Distance: | 180.3 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Accessible: | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Code: | Y50 |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 794 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Awai Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y50".[1]
Awai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 180.3 km from the beginning of the line at . Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between and . Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[2]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A modern brickwork building serves as a waiting room and also houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Awai Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from to . At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.