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Awa-Handa Station

Railway station in Tsurugi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

34°02′27″N 134°02′11″E / 34.0409°N 134.0364°E / 34.0409; 134.0364Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Tokushima Line Distance17.2 km from TsukudaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeB19HistoryOpened25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)PassengersFY201488

Location
Eguchi Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Eguchi Station Eguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Awa-Handa Station (阿波半田駅, Awa-Handa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Handa neighborhood of the town of Tsurugi, Mima District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B19".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Awa-Handa Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 17.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. On the other side of the side platform, the traces of a former track bed can be seen, showing that it was once an island platform but track 1 has now been removed. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A path and ramp leads to the platform.^[2]^[4]^[5] A shop opposite the station sells some types of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.^[6]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Eguchi	Local	Sadamitsu

History

Awa-Handa Station 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-Handa came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Tsurugi Municipal Handa Hospital
Yoshino River
Japan National Route 192

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "阿波半田" [Awa-Handa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Awa-Handa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "阿波半田駅" [Awa-Handa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ 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. 39, 83. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "阿波半田駅" [Awa-Handa Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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. 657. 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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.