Kuwano Station

Kuwano Station (桑野駅, Kuwano-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M15".[1][2]

Kuwano Station

桑野駅
Kuwano Station in September 2015
LocationOkamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402
Japan
Coordinates33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Mugi Line
Distance32.6 km from Tokushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeM15
History
Opened27 March 1936 (1936-03-27)
Location
Kuwano Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends. A siding branches off track 1 and ends near the station building.[2][3][5]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks in 2015. Platform 2 is to the left. Track maintenance vehicles can be seen on the siding to the right.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Anan (most trains)   Muroto   Yuki (most trains)
Mugi Line
Awa-Tachibana   Local   Aratano

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 27 March 1936 during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from Hanoura to here. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "桑野" [Kuwano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 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. 41, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Kuwano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "桑野駅" [Kuwano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 660. 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.


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