Awai Station

Coordinates: 33°56′35″N 132°46′13″E / 33.9430°N 132.7703°E / 33.9430; 132.7703
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Y50
Awai Station

粟井駅
Awai Station in 2010
General information
LocationKanomine, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2461
Japan
Coordinates33°56′35″N 132°46′13″E / 33.9430°N 132.7703°E / 33.9430; 132.7703
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance180.3 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY50
History
Opened3 April 1927 (1927-04-03)
Passengers
FY2019794
Location
Awai Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Awai Station
Awai Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Awai Station is located in Japan
Awai Station
Awai Station
Awai Station (Japan)

Awai Station (粟井駅, Awai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y50".[1][2]

Lines[edit]

Awai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 180.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]

Layout[edit]

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A modern brickwork building serves as a waiting room and also houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6][3]

« Service »
Yosan Line
Yanagihara Local Kōyōdai

History[edit]

Awai Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. At that 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.[7][8]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "粟井" [Awai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 15, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Awai Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "粟井駅" [Awai Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ^ "粟井駅" [Awai]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 5 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ 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. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links[edit]

Media related to Awai Station at Wikimedia Commons