Awa-Kainan Station

Awa-Kainan Station (阿波海南駅, Awa-Kainan-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line and Asato Line in Kaiyō, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and Asa Seaside Railway and has the station number "M27".[1][2]

Awa-Kainan Station

阿波海南駅
　changeover facilities for DMV of Asa Seaside Railway and a platform and the end of JR Mugi Line
General information
LocationShihohara, Kaiyō-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0202
Japan
Coordinates33.6062°N 134.3509°E / 33.6062; 134.3509
Operated by JR Shikoku and Asa Seaside Railway
Line(s)■ Mugi Line and Asato Line
Distance77.8 km from Tokushima
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeM27
History
Opened1 October 1973 (1973-10-01)
Location
Awa-Kainan Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 77.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima, and also located the southern terminus of this railway line.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4] And, since 1 November 2020, Asato Line has been transferred this station, and is located 0.0 km is also the beginning and the northern terminus of Asato line.

Limited express Muroto (train) is extended to this station, and the service goes to Tokushima Station via Mugi Station[5] in the morning.

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building but a community interaction centre set up by the local municipal authorities is linked to the platform and serves as a waiting room. There is, additionally, a weather shelter on the platform. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps from the station forecourt or a ramp from the community interaction centre. A bike shed is provided near the base of the steps.[2][3][6]

And, DMV departs from and arrives at a bus stop in front of this station.

DMV

Since 1 November 2020, this station has been transferred to Asa Seaside Railway and managed with Asa Seaside Railway and JR Shikoku because DMV is commenced operating from 2021. What is more, discontinued interconnection with JR and Asa Seaside Railway due to construction of DMV.

And, Asa Seaside Railway Awa-Kainan Station will be changed to a signal station, so trains depart from and arrive at bus stop near the station.[7]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Mugi Line
Asakawa   Local   Terminus
Asato Line
From Awa-Kainan Bunkamura   Local   Kaifu

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1973 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from Mugi to Kaifu. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[8][9] And, since 1 November 2020, the station has been transferred to Asa Seaside Railway.

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "阿波海南" [Awa-Kainan Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. 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. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Awa-Kainan Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. Passengers are able to ride on this service without limited express ticket from this station to Mugi Station
  6. "阿波海南駅" [Awa-Kainan Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. "DMVに関する技術評価検討会" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). MLIT. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. 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. 662. ISBN 4533029809.
  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 4533029809.


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