N05
Awa-Ōtani Station

阿波大谷駅
Awa-Ōtani Station platform
General information
LocationMaeba Ōasachō Ōtani, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0302
Japan
Coordinates34°09′29″N 134°32′25″E / 34.1581°N 134.5403°E / 34.1581; 134.5403
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Naruto Line
Distance1.3 km (0.81 mi) from Ikenotani
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeN05
History
Opened15 April 1961 (1961-04-15)
Passengers
FY201984
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Ikenotani
N04
Terminus
 Naruto Line Tatsumichi
N06
towards Naruto
Location
Awa-Ōtani Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Ōtani Station
Awa-Ōtani Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Ōtani Station is located in Japan
Awa-Ōtani Station
Awa-Ōtani Station
Awa-Ōtani Station (Japan)

Awa-Ōtani Station (阿波大谷駅, Awa-Ōtani-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N05".[1][2]

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "阿波大谷" [Awa-Ōtani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Awa-Ōtani Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "阿波大谷駅" [Awa-Ōtani Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 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. 652. 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. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ↑ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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