Awa-Kawabata Station (阿波川端駅, Awa-Kawabata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Itano, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T06".[1][2]

Lines

Awa-Kawabata Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 59.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.[2][3][5]

History

Awa-Kawabata Station was opened by the privately run Awa Railway as Kawabata Stop on 15 July 1927. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. It was renamed Awa-Kawabata Station and was operated as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, the station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line. With the privatization of JNR (the successor of JGR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 154 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

  • Takamatsu Expressway Itano Interchange
  • Kawabata Community Center
  • Gokuraku-ji

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "阿波川端" [Awa-Kawabata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Awa-Kawabata Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "阿波川端駅" [Awa-Kawabata Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 650. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 令和３年版　徳島県統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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