Kuwano Station

Coordinates: 33°52′28″N 134°36′47″E / 33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130
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Kuwano Station

桑野駅
Kuwano Station in September 2015
General information
LocationOkamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402
Japan
Coordinates33°52′28″N 134°36′47″E / 33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Mugi Line
Distance32.6 km from Tokushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeM15
History
Opened27 March 1936 (1936-03-27)
Passengers
FY2019119
Location
Kuwano Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Kuwano Station
Kuwano Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Kuwano Station is located in Japan
Kuwano Station
Kuwano Station
Kuwano Station (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]

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

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
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]

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "桑野" [Kuwano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 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.
  4. ^ "Kuwano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "桑野駅" [Kuwano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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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