Kawata Station (川田駅, Kawata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B15".[1][2]
Kawata Station 川田駅 | |||||
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 Kawata Station entrance, August 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yamakawacho Kawata, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-3404 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′40″N 134°12′16″E / 34.0611°N 134.2044°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tokushima Line | ||||
| Distance | 34.8 km from Tsukuda | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 passing loop | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | B15 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 March 1914 | ||||
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Lines
editKawata Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 34.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A passing loop runs between the station building and track 1. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][4][5]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tokushima Line | for Sako and Tokushima |
| 2 | ■ Tokushima Line | for Tsukuda and Awa-Ikeda |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tokushima Line | ||||
| Limited Express Tsurigisan: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Anabuki | Local | Awa-Yamakawa | ||
History
editAn earlier station at a different location but named "Kawada" (with the same Kanji name 川田駅) had been established by the private Tokushima Railway on 28 August 1907. After the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the stations and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line) from Tokushima to Awa-Yamakawa (then known as Yudate), Kawada and Funato. On 25 March 1914, JGR extended the track to Awa-Ikeda. In the process, Kawada and Funato were closed and Kawata was opened as a new station 1.3 km further to the west than Kawada. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[6][7]
Surrounding area
editThe area around the station is the center of former Kawada Town
- Kawada Post Office
- Yoshinogawa City Kawadanishi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "川田" [Kawata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Kawata Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "川田駅" [Kawata Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 4 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.
- ^ 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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