Awa-Akaishi Station

Awa-Akaishi Station (阿波赤石駅, Awa-Akaishi-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M07".[1][2]

Awa-Akaishi Station 阿波赤石駅
Awa-Akaishi Station in September 2015
Location	3 Akaishichō, Komatsushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 773-0021 Japan
Coordinates	33.9817°N 134.6060°E / 33.9817; 134.6060
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Mugi Line
Distance	14.2 km from Tokushima
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed - fee required
Disabled access	Yes - no steps needed to access platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed but some types of tickets sold by kan'i itaku agent offsite
Station code	M07
History
Opened	15 December 1916 (1916-12-15)
Location
Awa-Akaishi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 14.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. A simple metal structure in a modern style serves as a waiting room by the platform. A large bike shed is available outside the station but a fee is required for parking.[2][3][5] The station is unstaffed but the staff at the shelter managing the bikeshed also sell some kinds of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.[6]

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  A view of the station platform in 2015.
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  The same view but taken in 2011. This shows the older, wooden station building which has since been replaced by the modern metal structure.
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  The bike shed near the station. The sign translates as "paid parking for bicycles". The station waiting room can be seen in the distance.
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  Booth managing the paid bicycle parking shed. The large sign at the top gives the station name and states that JR Shikoku passenger tickets are sold.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Minami-Komatsushima		Local		Tatsue

History

The station was opened on 15 December 1916 as Akaishi Station. It was then an intermediate station along a stretch of track laid down by the privately run Anan Railway (阿南鉄道, Anan Tetsudo) from Chūden to Hanoura and Furushō (now closed). On 1 July 1936, the Anan Railway was nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station, renamed it Awa-Akaishi and operated it as part of the Mugi Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "阿波赤石" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
3. 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. 40, 72. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Awa-Akaishi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
5. "阿波赤石駅" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
6. "阿波赤石駅" [Awa-Akaishi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 February 2018. See images of tickets sold.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 659–660. ISBN 4533029809.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.