Awa-Nakashima Station (阿波中島駅, Awa-Nakashima-eki) 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 "M11".[1][2]

Lines

Awa-Nakashima Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 21.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The present track was formerly track 2 of a two-track island platform configuration. The trackbed of track 1, on the other side of the platform is still visible. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A paved path crosses the trackbed of the former track 1 and leads to a ramp, giving wheelchair access to the platform.[2][3][5]

  • A view of the station platform and track.
    A view of the station platform and track.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Nishibara   Local   Anan

History

Awa-Nakashima Station was opened on 27 March 1936 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) under the name Awa-Nakajima. It was an intermediate station during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from Hanoura to Kuwano. On 15 October 1936, the reading of the station name was changed to Awa-Nakashima, with no change to the kanji characters used. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 270 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

  • Anan City Hall Nakagawa Branch (formerly Nakagawa Town Hall)
  • Anan City Nagagawa Library
  • Nakajima Post Office
  • Saikou-ji Temple

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "阿波中島" [Awa-Nakashima Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 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. 41, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Awa-Nakashima Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "阿波中島駅" [Awa-Nakashima Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 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. 660. 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. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa 3rd Year Edition Anan City Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Anan city. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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