Kuwano Station

Railway station in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

33°52′28″N 134°36′47″E / 33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Mugi Line Distance32.6 km from TokushimaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossingOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeM15HistoryOpened27 March 1936 (1936-03-27)PassengersFY2019119

Location
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Kuwano Station (桑野駅, Kuwano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M15".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kuwano Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.^[3] Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stops at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends. A siding branches off track 1 and ends near the station building.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ Mugi Line	for Anan and Tokushima
2	■ Mugi Line	for Mugi and Awa-Kainan

A view of the station platforms and tracks in 2015. Platform 2 is to the left. Track maintenance vehicles can be seen on the siding to the right.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Limited Express Services
Anan (most trains)	Muroto	Yuki (most trains)
Mugi Line
Awa-Tachibana	Local	Aratano

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Kuwano Station on 27 March 1936 during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from Hanoura to here. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

Anan City Hall Kuwano Resident Center
Anan City Kuwano Elementary School
Anan Municipal Anan Daini Junior High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "桑野" [Kuwano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 41, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Kuwano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "桑野駅" [Kuwano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ 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. 660. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa 3rd Year Edition Anan City Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Anan city. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.