Nagato-Awano Station

Nagato-Awano Station

長門粟野駅
Nagato-Awano Station; 長門粟野駅
	Nagato-Awano Station, May 2012
Location	4896 Hohoku-cho, Oaza Awano, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi; （山口県下関市豊北町大字粟野4896）; Japan
Coordinates	34°21′27″N 130°58′13″E / 34.357502°N 130.970225°ECoordinates: 34°21′27″N 130°58′13″E / 34.357502°N 130.970225°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanin Main Line
Connections	;
History
Opened	1930
Passengers
FY2010	27 daily

Nagato-Awano Station (長門粟野駅, Nagato-Awano-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in the Hōhoku area of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Station layout[]

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The platform is accessible via an uncovered footbridge. There is a toilet available near the station building, which is located on the north side of the tracks. Though managed by the Nagato Railroad Bureau, there are no station staff members.

History[]

7 December 1930 - The opening of the extension of the Mine Line, as it was then, from Nagato-Furuichi Station to Agawa Station. Services for passenger and freight trains commence.
24 February 1933 - Areas of the Mine line including Nagato-Awano Station are incorporated into the San'in Main Line.
1 June 1963 - The service of freight trains is cancelled.
1 April 1987 - Under the privatisation of Japan's railways, Nagato-Awano Station becomes part of the West Japan Railway Company.

Platforms[]

Station Side	■ San'in Main Line	Igami, Hitomaru, Nagato-Furuichi, Nagatoshi
Opposide Side	■ San'in Main Line	Agawa, Kottoi, Takibe, Shimonoseki

※The platforms are not numbered at this station.

Lines[]

The following lines pass through or terminate at Nagato-Awano Station:

West Japan Railway Company
- San'in Main Line

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
San'in Main Line
Igami	Local	Agawa
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

Local area[]

There are several small shops around the station. The station is located in the village of Awano, which is at the north end of Shimonoseki city, and roughly 1 kilometre East from the border of Nagato city.

Awano Port (Awano Fishing Harbour) - Former ferry port that linked to Kuzu in Yuya (of the former Ōtsu District)across the Yuya Bay.
Awano Post Office
Awano River - The aonori collected near the mouth of the river is a local speciality.
Japan National Route 191

User statistics[]

Below are the average number of people who alight at Nagato-Awano Station per day.^[1]

1999 - 103
2000 - 97
2001 - 70
2002 - 71
2003 - 58
2004 - 53
2005 - 49
2006 - 32
2007 - 29
2008 - 25
2009 - 22
2010 - 27

References[]

^ 鉄道乗車人員駅別 [Railroad Users By Station] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Statistics Publications. Archived from the original (XLS) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

External links[]

JR West station information (in Japanese)

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[1] 鉄道乗車人員駅別 [Railroad Users By Station] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Statistics Publications. Archived from the original (XLS) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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