Kuwano Station
Kuwano Station 桑野駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Okamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 33°52′28″N 134°36′47″E / 33.8745°N 134.6130°E | ||||
Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Mugi Line | ||||
Distance | 32.6 km from Tokushima | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | M15 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 27 March 1936 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 119 | ||||
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Kuwano Station (桑野駅, Kuwano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M15".[1][2]
Lines
[edit]Kuwano 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
[edit]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]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Mugi Line | for Anan and Tokushima |
2 | ■ Mugi Line | for Mugi and Awa-Kainan |
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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
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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JR Limited Express Services | ||||
Anan (most trains) | Muroto | Yuki (most trains) | ||
Mugi Line | ||||
Awa-Tachibana | Local | Aratano |
History
[edit]Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Kuwano 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]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Anan City Hall Kuwano Resident Center
- Anan City Kuwano Elementary School
- Anan Municipal Anan Daini Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "桑野" [Kuwano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Kuwano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "桑野駅" [Kuwano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 660. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 令和3年版 阿南市統計書 [Reiwa 3rd Year Edition Anan City Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Anan city. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.