Awai Station Explained


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]

Lines

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]

Layout

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]

History

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.

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Awai Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 5 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 粟井. Awai. 7 January 2018. hacchi-no-he.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20140905070037/http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/yosan/station/0500_awai.htm. 5 September 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: 粟井駅. Awai Station. 7 January 2018. shikoku.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062529/https://www.shikoku.org.uk/JR/LINE/yosan/AWAI.htm. 8 January 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: 粟井駅. Awai. 5 January 2018. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp.
  6. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951616. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku. ja. 15, 68.