Awa-Ōmiya Station

Awa-Ōmiya Station (阿波大宮駅, Awa-Ōmiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Itano, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T08".^[1][2]

T08 Awa-Ōmiya Station 阿波大宮駅
Awa-Omiya Station in July 2007
General information
Location	Kawahigashi Ōsaka, Itano Town, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0101 Japan
Coordinates	34°10′44″N 134°26′55″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line
Distance	53.2 km (33.1 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - island platform accessed by footbrige
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T08
History
Opened	20 March 1935; 89 years ago (1935-03-20)
Passengers
FY2019	4
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Sanuki-Aioi T09 towards Takamatsu Kōtoku Line Itano T07 towards Tokushima      Uzushio does not stop here
Location Awa-Ōmiya Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Awa-Ōmiya Station Awa-Ōmiya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Awa-Ōmiya Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 53.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building beside the tracks is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3][5]

Platforms

1	Kōtoku Line	for Itano and Tokushima
2	Kōtoku Line	for Sambommatsu and Takamatsu

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  A view of the station platforms and tracks, looking in the direction of Takamatsu.

History

Awa-Ōmiya Station was opened on 20 March 1935 as an intermediate stop when the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards from Hiketa to link up with an existing track at Itano to establish a through-service to Sako. 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.^[6][7]

Surrounding area

The station located in the mountainous area on the way from central Itano to the crossing of Osaka Pass.

• Takamatsu Expressway
• Itano Municipal Itano Higashi Elementary School Osaka Branch School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "阿波大宮" [Awa-Ōmiya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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. 34, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Awa-Ōmiya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
5. "阿波大宮駅" [Awa-Ōmiya Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 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. 649. 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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable