Awai Station (粟井駅, Awai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y50".[1][2]
Y50 Awai Station 粟井駅 | |||||
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 Awai Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kanomine, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2461 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′35″N 132°46′13″E / 33.9430°N 132.7703°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 180.3 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | Y50 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 April 1927 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 794 | ||||
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Lines
editAwai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 180.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A modern brickwork building serves as a waiting room and also houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6][3]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yosan Line | ||||
| Yanagihara | Local | Kōyōdai | ||
History
editAwai Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. 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.[7][8]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "粟井" [Awai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 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. 15, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "Awai Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "粟井駅" [Awai Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "粟井駅" [Awai]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 5 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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. 638. 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. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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