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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_01_waiting_area.JPG) Awa-Akaishi Station in September 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3 Akaishichō, Komatsushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 773-0021 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′54″N 134°36′22″E / 33.9817°N 134.6060°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Lines
editAwa-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
editThe 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]
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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 This shows the older, wooden station building which has since been replaced by the modern metal structure.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.
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Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Mugi Line | ||||
| Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Minami-Komatsushima | Local | Tatsue | ||
History
editAwa-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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 678 passengers daily.[9]
Surrounding area
edit- Komatsushima City Shinkai Elementary School
- Komatsushima City Komatsushima Minami Junior High School
- JMSDF Komatsushima Air Base
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "阿波赤石" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ 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. 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)
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