Awa-Handa Station

Awa-Handa Station (阿波半田駅, Awa-Handa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Handa neighborhood of the town of Tsurugi, Mima District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B19".^[1][2]

Awa-Handa Station 阿波半田駅
Awa-Handa Station in September 2006
General information
Location	Handa, Tsurugi-chō, Mima-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4100 Japan
Coordinates	34°02′27″N 134°02′11″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line
Distance	17.2 km from Tsukuda
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - ramp to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	B19
History
Opened	25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)
Passengers
FY2014	88
Location Eguchi Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Eguchi Station Eguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Awa-Handa Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 17.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. On the other side of the side platform, the traces of a former track bed can be seen, showing that it was once an island platform but track 1 has now been removed. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A path and ramp leads to the platform.^[2][4][5] A shop opposite the station sells some types of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.^[6]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Eguchi		Local		Sadamitsu

History

Awa-Handa Station was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from Awa-Yamakawa to Awa-Ikeda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Awa-Handa came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[7][8]

Surrounding area

• Tsurugi Municipal Handa Hospital
• Yoshino River
• Japan National Route 192

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "阿波半田" [Awa-Handa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
3. "Awa-Handa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
4. "阿波半田駅" [Awa-Handa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
5. 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. 39, 83. ISBN 9784062951609.
6. "阿波半田駅" [Awa-Handa Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018. See images of tickets sold.
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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 657. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable