Awa-Akaishi Station
Awa-Akaishi Station (阿波赤石駅, Awa-Akaishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M07".[1][2]
Awa-Akaishi Station 阿波赤石駅 | |
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![]() Awa-Akaishi Station in September 2015 | |
General information | |
Location | 3 Akaishichō, Komatsushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 773-0021 Japan |
Coordinates | 33.9817°N 134.6060°E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Mugi Line |
Distance | 14.2 km from Tokushima |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed - fee required |
Accessible | Yes - no steps needed to access platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed but some types of tickets sold by kan'i itaku agent offsite |
Station code | M07 |
History | |
Opened | 15 December 1916 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 678 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Awa-Akaishi Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture ![]() ![]() Awa-Akaishi Station Awa-Akaishi Station (Japan) |
Lines
Awa-Akaishi Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 14.2 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. A simple metal structure in a modern style serves as a waiting room by the platform. A large bike shed is available outside the station but a fee is required for parking.[2][3][5] The station is unstaffed but the staff at the shelter managing the bikeshed also sell some kinds of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.[6]
- A view of the station platform in 2015.
- The same view but taken in 2011. This shows the older, wooden station building which has since been replaced by the modern metal structure.
- The bike shed near the station. The sign translates as "paid parking for bicycles". The station waiting room can be seen in the distance.
- Booth managing the paid bicycle parking shed. The large sign at the top gives the station name and states that JR Shikoku passenger tickets are sold.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Mugi Line | ||||
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Minami-Komatsushima | Local | Tatsue |
History
Awa-Akaishi Station was opened on 15 December 1916 as Akaishi Station. It was then an intermediate station along a stretch of track laid down by the privately run Anan Railway (阿南鉄道, Anan Tetsudo) from Chūden to Hanoura and Furushō (now closed). On 1 July 1936, the Anan Railway was nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station, renamed it Awa-Akaishi and operated it as part of the Mugi Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 678 passengers daily[9]
Surrounding area
- Komatsushima City Shinkai Elementary School
- Komatsushima City Komatsushima Minami Junior High School
- JMSDF Komatsushima Air Base
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "阿波赤石" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- 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. 40, 72. ISBN 9784062951609.
- "Awa-Akaishi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "阿波赤石駅" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "阿波赤石駅" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 February 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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. pp. 659–660. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
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- JR Shikoku official homepage(in Japanese)