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Awa Station

Railway station in Susaki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°22′01″N 133°15′33″E / 33.3670°N 133.2591°E / 33.3670; 133.2591Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Dosan LineDistance173.6 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingAvailableAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK21HistoryOpened15 September 1939 (1939-09-15)PassengersFY201926

Location
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Awa Station (安和駅, Awa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of 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]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 56

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "安和駅" [Awa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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. 670. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.