Awa Station

Awa Station
Awa Station; 安和駅
	Awa Station in 2010
Location	Awa, Susaki-shi, Kōchi-ken 785-0024; Japan
Coordinates	33°22′01″N 133°15′33″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	173.6 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	K21
History
Opened	15 September 1939
Location
	Awa Station Location within Japan

Awa Station (安和駅, Awa-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Susaki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K21".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 173.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The unstaffed station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a weather shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A public telephone callbox is provided at the base of the ramp. Parking is available in the open space around the station entrance.[2][5] The side platform was formerly an island platform. There are also the remains of a former freight platform.[6]

Surrounding area of Awa Station in 2010 looking in the direction of Kubokawa. The parking area and the remains of the freight platform can be seen.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Tosa-Shinjō		Local	Tosa-Kure

History

The station opened on 15 September 1939 when the Dosan Line was extended westwards from Susaki to Tosa-Kure. At this 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.[3][7]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
"安和駅" [Awa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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. 670. ISBN 4533029809.
"Awa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
"安和駅" [Awa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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. 47, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
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. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.

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[dosanstation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[hacchi-2] "安和駅" [Awa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[teishajo-3] 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. 670. ISBN 4533029809.

[timetable-4] "Awa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[sw-5] "安和駅" [Awa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[kawashima-6] 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. 47, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.

[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. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.