Awa-Ōmiya Station (阿波大宮駅, Awa-Ōmiya-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 "T08".[1][2]

T08
Awa-Ōmiya Station

阿波大宮駅
Awa-Omiya Station in July 2007
General information
LocationKawahigashi Ōsaka, Itano Town, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0101
Japan
Coordinates34°10′44″N 134°26′55″E / 34.1789°N 134.4487°E / 34.1789; 134.4487
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance53.2 km (33.1 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbrige
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT08
History
Opened20 March 1935; 89 years ago (1935-03-20)
Passengers
FY20194
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Sanuki-Aioi
T09
towards Takamatsu
Kōtoku Line Itano
T07
towards Tokushima
     Uzushio does not stop here
Location
Awa-Ōmiya Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Ōmiya Station
Awa-Ōmiya Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Ōmiya Station is located in Japan
Awa-Ōmiya Station
Awa-Ōmiya Station
Awa-Ōmiya Station (Japan)

Lines

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Awa-Ōmiya Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 53.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

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The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building beside the tracks is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][5]

Platforms

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1      Kōtoku Line for Itano and Tokushima
2      Kōtoku Line for Sambommatsu and Takamatsu

History

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Awa-Ōmiya Station was opened on 20 March 1935 as an intermediate stop when the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards from Hiketa to link up with an existing track at Itano to establish a through-service to Sako. At that 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.[6][7]

Surrounding area

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The station located in the mountainous area on the way from central Itano to the crossing of Osaka Pass.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "阿波大宮" [Awa-Ōmiya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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-Ōmiya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ^ "阿波大宮駅" [Awa-Ōmiya Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 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. 649. 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.
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