Awa-Kainan Station

Awa-Kainan Station
Awa-Kainan Station; 阿波海南駅
Location	Shihohara, Kaiyō-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0202; Japan
Coordinates	33.6062°N 134.3509°E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Mugi Line
Distance	77.8 km from Tokushima
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	M27
History
Opened	1 October 1973
Location
	Awa-Kainan Station Location within Japan

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

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 77.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains 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 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][5]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mugi Line
Asakawa		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.[6][7]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
"阿波海南" [Awa-Kainan Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 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. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.
"Awa-Kainan Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
"阿波海南駅" [Awa-Kainan Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4533029809.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.

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[mugistation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "阿波海南" [Awa-Kainan Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[kawashima-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.

[timetable-4] "Awa-Kainan Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[sw-5] "阿波海南駅" [Awa-Kainan Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.