Awa-Ōtani Station
Awa-Ōtani Station (阿波大谷駅, Awa-Ōtani-eki) is a railway station on the Naruto Line in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N05".[1][2]
Awa-Ōtani Station 阿波大谷駅 | |
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Location | Maeba Ōasachō Ōtani, Naruto-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-0302 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°09′29″N 134°32′25″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Naruto Line |
Distance | 1.3 km from Ikenotani |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | N05 |
History | |
Opened | 15 April 1961 |
Location | |
Awa-Ōtani Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 1.3 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 April 1961 as an added station on the existing Naruto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "阿波大谷" [Awa-Ōtani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- 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. 35, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
- "Awa-Ōtani Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "阿波大谷駅" [Awa-Ōtani Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 652. ISBN 4533029809.
- 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. 216. ISBN 4533029809.