Awai Station

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

Awai Station 粟井駅
Awai Station in 2010
Location	Kanomine, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2461 Japan
Coordinates	33.9430°N 132.7703°E / 33.9430; 132.7703
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	180.3 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y50
History
Opened	3 April 1927 (1927-04-03)
Location
Awai Station Location within Japan

Lines

The 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

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

The 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]

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "粟井" [Awai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 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.
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. p. 638. 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. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.