Awa-Kawaguchi Station

Railway station in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

33°57′50″N 133°45′17″E / 33.9638°N 133.7548°E / 33.9638; 133.7548Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Dosan LineDistance55.1 km (34.2 mi) from TadotsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - footbridge needed to access one of the platformsOther informationStatusKan'i itaku stationStation codeD25HistoryOpened28 November 1935; 88 years ago (1935-11-28)PassengersFY201932 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Koboke towards Kubokawa		Dosan Line		Iyaguchi towards Tadotsu

Location
Awa-Kawaguchi Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Awa-Kawaguchi Station Awa-Kawaguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Awa-Kawaguchi Station (阿波川口駅, Awa-Kawaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D25".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 55.1 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3]^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A footbridge connects the two platforms. The station building has a waiting room and a kan'i itaku ticket window.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Dosan Line	for Awa-Ikeda and Kotohira
2	■ Dosan Line	for Ōboke and Kōchi

History

The station opened on 28 November 1935 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from Toyonaga to Minawa and the line was renamed the Dosan Line. 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.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily^[6]

Surrounding area

Yoshino River
Japan National Route 32
Miyoshi City Chamber of Commerce
Miyoshi City Yamashiro General Branch

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "阿波川口" [Awa-Kawaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ "Awa-Kawaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 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. 665. 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. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.