Asakawa Station

Asakawa Station

浅川駅
Asakawa Station; 浅川駅
Location	Asakawa, Kaiyō-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0101; Japan
Coordinates	33°37′35″N 134°21′32″E / 33.6265°N 134.3588°ECoordinates: 33°37′35″N 134°21′32″E / 33.6265°N 134.3588°E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Mugi Line
Distance	75.4 km from Tokushima
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No -steep access road to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	M26
History
Opened	1 October 1973
Location
	Asakawa Station Location within Japan

Asakawa Station (浅川駅, Asakawa-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Kaiyō, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M26".^[1]^[2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 75.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station.^[4]

Layout[]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. Like the previous station, Sabase, an access road slopes up steeply from National Route 55, giving direct access to the platform. At the base of the access road is a parking area, a bike shed, a public phone callbox and a toilet building.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Mugi Line
Sabase		Local		Awa-Kainan

History[]

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1973 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from Mugi to Kaifu. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "浅川" [Asakawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^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. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Asakawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "浅川駅" [Asakawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4533029809.
^ 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.

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[mugistation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "浅川" [Asakawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[kawashima-3] Jump up to: ^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. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.

[timetable-4] "Asakawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[sw-5] "浅川駅" [Asakawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4533029809.

[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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.

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