Awa-Handa Station (阿波半田駅, Awa-Handa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Handa neighborhood of the town of Tsurugi, Mima District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B19".[1][2]
Awa-Handa Station 阿波半田駅 | |||||
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 Awa-Handa Station in September 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Handa, Tsurugi-chō, Mima-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4100 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′27″N 134°02′11″E / 34.0409°N 134.0364°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tokushima Line | ||||
| Distance | 17.2 km from Tsukuda | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | B19 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 March 1914 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2014 | 88 | ||||
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Lines
editAwa-Handa Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 17.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single track. On the other side of the side platform, the traces of a former track bed can be seen, showing that it was once an island platform but track 1 has now been removed. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A path and ramp leads to the platform.[2][4][5] A shop opposite the station sells some types of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.[6]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tokushima Line | ||||
| Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Eguchi | Local | Sadamitsu | ||
History
editAwa-Handa Station was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from Awa-Yamakawa to Awa-Ikeda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Awa-Handa came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[7][8]
Surrounding area
edit- Tsurugi Municipal Handa Hospital
- Yoshino River
- Japan National Route 192
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "阿波半田" [Awa-Handa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Awa-Handa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "阿波半田駅" [Awa-Handa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 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. 39, 83. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "阿波半田駅" [Awa-Handa Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 5 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. p. 657. 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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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