Awa-Kamo Station
Railway station in Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Awa-Kamo Station (阿波加茂駅, Awa-Kamo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B22".[1][2]
Awa-Kamo Station 阿波加茂駅 | |||||
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 Awa-Kamo Station in August 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kamo, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4701 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′12″N 133°55′38″E | ||||
| Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tokushima Line | ||||
| Distance | 6.6 km from Tsukuda | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + 2 sidings | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed but some types of tickets available from kan'i itaku agent onsite | ||||
| Station code | B22 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 March 1914 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2014 | 242 | ||||
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Lines
Awa-Kamo Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 6.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Besides local trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service also stops at Awa-Kamo.[3]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Two sidings branch off the main tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][4][5] JR Shikoku closed its ticket window in 2010[6] but a municipal information centre was set on the station premises in 2012 who sells some types of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.[7]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tokushima Line | for Anabuki and Tokushima |
| 2 | ■ Tokushima Line | for Awa-Ikeda |
A view of the station platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen to the left.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Limited Express Services | ||||
| Awa-Ikeda | Tsurugisan | Sadamitsu | ||
| Tokushima Line | ||||
| Tsuji | Local | Mikamo | ||
History
Awa-Kamo 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-Kamo came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[8][9]
In 2012, the local municipal authority set up the Sakura Hiroba Kamo Interaction Centre (加茂ふれあい館さくらひろば, Kamo fureaikan sakura hiroba) which has pamphlets of local attractions, offers bicycle rentals, sells local products and also sells some types of train tickets.[10]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 192
- Higashimiyoshi Town Hall
See also
References
External links
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