Kuwano_Station
Kuwano Station
Railway station in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
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]
Kuwano Station 桑野駅 | |||||
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Kuwano Station in September 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Okamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130 | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} 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 (1936-03-27) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 119 | ||||
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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]
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
| 1 | ■ Mugi Line | for Anan and Tokushima |
| 2 | ■ Mugi Line | for Mugi and Awa-Kainan |
- 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.
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| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Limited Express Services | ||||
| Anan (most trains) | Muroto | Yuki (most trains) | ||
| Mugi Line | ||||
| Awa-Tachibana | Local | Aratano | ||
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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily[8]
- Anan City Hall Kuwano Resident Center
- Anan City Kuwano Elementary School
- Anan Municipal Anan Daini Junior High School
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 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.
- 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.
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