Awa-Ōtani Station

Awa-Ōtani Station (阿波大谷駅, Awa-Ōtani-eki) is a railway station on the Naruto Line in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N05".[1][2]

N05
Awa-Ōtani Station

阿波大谷駅
General information
LocationMaeba Ōasachō Ōtani, Naruto-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-0302
Japan
Coordinates34°09′29″N 134°32′25″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Naruto Line
Distance1.3 km from Ikenotani
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeN05
History
Opened15 April 1961 (1961-04-15)
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station
Ikenotani
N04
Terminus
 Naruto Line Tatsumichi
N06
towards Naruto
Location
Awa-Ōtani Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Ōtani Station
Awa-Ōtani Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 1.3 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 April 1961 as an added station on the existing Naruto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "阿波大谷" [Awa-Ōtani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 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. 35, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Awa-Ōtani Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. "阿波大谷駅" [Awa-Ōtani Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. 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. 652. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. 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. 216. ISBN 4533029809.


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