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]
Y50 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 / 33.9430; 132.7703 |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line |
Distance | 180.3 km from Takamatsu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | Y50 |
History | |
Opened | 3 April 1927 (1927-04-03) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 794 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Awai Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture![]() ![]() Awai Station Awai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
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]
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 |
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]
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