Kuwano Station | |
Native Name: | 桑野駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Okamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Mugi Line |
Distance: | 32.6 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 + 1 siding |
Structure: | At grade |
Accessible: | Yes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing |
Code: | M15 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 119 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kuwano Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M15".[1]
Kuwano Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between and also stops at the station.[2]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends. A siding branches off track 1 and ends near the station building.[3] [4] [5]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Kuwano Station on 27 March 1936 during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from to here. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily.[6]