Awai Station
Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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Awai Station (粟井駅, Awai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y50".[1][2]
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JR ShikokuY50 Awai Station 粟井駅 | |||||
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Awai Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kanomine, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2461 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33.9430°N 132.7703°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 180.3 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | Y50 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 April 1927 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 794 | ||||
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Lines
Awai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 180.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A modern brickwork building serves as a waiting room and also houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6][3]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yosan Line | ||||
| Yanagihara | Local | Kōyōdai | ||
History
Awai Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. 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.[7][8]
