Awa Station (安和駅, Awa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Susaki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K21".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 173.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The unstaffed station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a weather shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A public telephone callbox is provided at the base of the ramp. Parking is available in the open space around the station entrance.[2][5] The side platform was formerly an island platform. There are also the remains of a former freight platform.[6]

  • Surrounding area of Awa Station in 2010 looking in the direction of Kubokawa. The parking area and the remains of the freight platform can be seen.
    Surrounding area of Awa Station in 2010 looking in the direction of Kubokawa. The parking area and the remains of the freight platform can be seen.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Dosan Line
Tosa-Shinjō Local Tosa-Kure

History

The station opened on 15 September 1939 when the Dosan Line was extended westwards from Susaki to Tosa-Kure. At this 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.[3][7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "安和駅" [Awa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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. 670. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ "Awa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "安和駅" [Awa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ^ 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2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 47, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
  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. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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