Awa-Ōtani Station

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]

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
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Naruto Line
Distance	1.3 km (0.81 mi) 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; 63 years ago (1961-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019	84
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

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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "阿波大谷" [Awa-Ōtani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 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. 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.

External links

Media related to Awa-Ōtani Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Shikoku timetable