Awazu Station (Ishikawa) Explained

Awazu Station
Native Name:粟津駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-1-8 Matsu-machi, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa-ken 923-0302
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.3556°N 136.4247°W
Operator:IR Ishikawa Railway
Line: IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:12.2 km from
Structure:Ground level
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:16 November 1907
Passengers:1300 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Awazu Station is only served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine.

Platforms

History

Awazu Station opened on 16 November 1907. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

The station became an unstaffed station on 12 March 2022.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,300 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 March 2022 . JRダイヤ改正で無人化 「話せる券売機」始動 和倉温泉駅(石川県) . Wakura Onsen Station to Become an Unmanned Station, Talking Vending Machines Installed . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313001204/https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/articles/-/683761 . 13 March 2022 . 1 March 2023 . Hokkoku Shimbun Online . ja.
  2. Web site: http://toukei.pref.ishikawa.jp/library/2015-data/27-10.pdf. ja: 駅 別 運 輸 実 績. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. Ishikawa Prefectural Government. Japan. ja. 2 January 2018.