Awa-Ōtani Station

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Awa-Ōtani Station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 34°09′29″N 134°32′25″E / 34.1581°N 134.5403°E

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N05
Awa-Ōtani Station

阿波大谷駅

Awa-Ōtani Station platform

General information

Location

Maeba Ōasachō Ōtani, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0302
Japan

Coordinates

34°09′29″N 134°32′25″E / 34.1581°N 134.5403°E

Operated by

JR Shikoku

Line(s)

Naruto Line

Distance

1.3 km (0.81 mi) from Ikenotani

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At grade

Other information

Status

Unstaffed

Station code

N05

History

Opened

15 April 1961; 63 years ago

Passengers

FY2019

Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Ikenotani N04 Terminus		Naruto Line		Tatsumichi N06 towards Naruto

Location
Awa-Ōtani Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Awa-Ōtani Station Awa-Ōtani Station (Japan) Show map of 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

Ōtani ware kilns
Horiekita Elementary School, Naruto City
Emperor Tsuchimikado cremation spot

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "阿波大谷" [Awa-Ōtani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ ^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. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 652. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ 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.