Nagato-Awano Station

Nagato-Awano Station (長門粟野駅, Nagato-Awano-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in the Hōhoku area of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Nagato-Awano Station

長門粟野駅
Nagato-Awano Station, May 2012
Location4896 Hohoku-cho, Oaza Awano, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
（山口県下関市豊北町大字粟野4896）
Japan
Coordinates34°21′27″N 130°58′13″E
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Sanin Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened1930
    Passengers
    FY201027 daily

    Station layout

    The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The platform is accessible via an uncovered footbridge. There is a toilet available near the station building, which is located on the north side of the tracks. Though managed by the Nagato Railroad Bureau, there are no station staff members.

    History
    • 7 December 1930 - The opening of the extension of the Mine Line, as it was then, from Nagato-Furuichi Station to Agawa Station. Services for passenger and freight trains commence.
    • 24 February 1933 - Areas of the Mine line including Nagato-Awano Station are incorporated into the San'in Main Line.
    • 1 June 1963 - The service of freight trains is cancelled.
    • 1 April 1987 - Under the privatisation of Japan's railways, Nagato-Awano Station becomes part of the West Japan Railway Company.

    Platforms
    Station Side ■ San'in Main Line Igami, Hitomaru, Nagato-Furuichi, Nagatoshi
    Opposide Side ■ San'in Main Line Agawa, Kottoi, Takibe, Shimonoseki

    ※The platforms are not numbered at this station.

    Lines

    The following lines pass through or terminate at Nagato-Awano Station:

    Adjacent stations
    « Service »
    San'in Main Line
    Igami   Local   Agawa
    Rapid: Does not stop at this station

    Local area

    There are several small shops around the station. The station is located in the village of Awano, which is at the north end of Shimonoseki city, and roughly 1 kilometre East from the border of Nagato city.

    • Awano Port (Awano Fishing Harbour) - Former ferry port that linked to Kuzu in Yuya (of the former Ōtsu District)across the Yuya Bay.
    • Awano Post Office
    • Awano River - The aonori collected near the mouth of the river is a local speciality.
    • Japan National Route 191

    User statistics

    Below are the average number of people who alight at Nagato-Awano Station per day.[1]

    • 1999 - 103
    • 2000 - 97
    • 2001 - 70
    • 2002 - 71
    • 2003 - 58
    • 2004 - 53
    • 2005 - 49
    • 2006 - 32
    • 2007 - 29
    • 2008 - 25
    • 2009 - 22
    • 2010 - 27

    References
    1. 鉄道乗車人員 駅別 [Railroad Users By Station] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Statistics Publications. Archived from the original (XLS) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2012.


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