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Coordinates: 33°52′28″N 134°36′47″E / 33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130
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| caption = Kuwano Station in September 2015
| caption = Kuwano Station in September 2015
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| address = [[Anan, Tokushima|Anan]]
| address = Okamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402
| borough = [[Tokushima Prefecture]]
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
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| operator = [[File:JR logo (shikoku).svg|20px]] [[JR Shikoku]]
| line = {{Colorbull|#06bab2}} [[Mugi Line]]
| line = {{Colorbull|#06bab2}} [[Mugi Line]]
| distance = 32.6 km from {{STN|Tokushima}}
| platforms =
| platforms = 2 side platforms
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| tracks = 2 + 1 siding
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| code = M15
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| map_type = Japan
| status = Unstaffed
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{{Nihongo|'''Kuwano Station'''|桑野駅|Kuwano-eki|}} is a train station in [[Anan, Tokushima|Anan]], [[Tokushima Prefecture]], Japan, operated by [[Shikoku Railway Company]] (JR Shikoku).
{{Nihongo|'''Kuwano Station'''|桑野駅|Kuwano-eki|}} is a railway station on the [[Mugi Line]] in [[Anan, Tokushima|Anan]], [[Tokushima Prefecture]], Japan. It is operated by [[JR Shikoku]] and has the station number "M15".<ref name=mugistation>{{cite web|url=http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/pdf_numbering/map.pdf|title=Shikoku Railway Route Map|publisher=JR Shikoku|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>


==Lines==
==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Mugi Line]] and is located 32.6 km from the beginnning of the line at {{STN|Tokushima}}.<ref name=kawashima/> Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the [[Muroto (train)|Muroto]] limited express service between {{STN|Mugi}} and {{STN|Tokushima}} also stops at the station.<ref name=timetable>{{cite web|url=http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/jikoku/pdf/kuwano.pdf|title=Kuwano Station Timetable|publisher=JR Shikoku|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref>
Kuwano Station is served by the [[Mugi Line]], and has the station number "M15".


==Layout==
==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.<ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/mugi/station/0150_kuwano.htm|title=桑野|trans-title=Kuwano Station|accessdate=11 February 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref><ref name=sw>{{cite web|url=https://www.shikoku.org.uk/JR/LINE/mugi/KUWANO.htm|title=桑野駅|trans-title=Kuwano Station|accessdate=11 February 2018|website=shikoku.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951609|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku|language=Japanese|page=41, 73}}</ref>
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<gallery mode=packed heights=150 style="text-align:left">
file:Kuwano Station(2015-03).JPG|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.
</gallery>


==Adjacent stations==
==Adjacent stations==
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{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=JR Limited Express Services|col=lightblue|f=b}}
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{{J-rserv|service=''[[Muroto (train)|Muroto]]''|next={{STN|Yuki|Tokushima}}|previous={{STN|Anan||Anan (most trains)}}}}
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{{J-route|route=Mugi Line|col=#06bab2|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{STN|Awa-Tachibana}}|next={{STN|Aratano}}}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Awa-Tachibana}}|next={{STN|Aratano}}}}
{{S-end}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) opened the station on 27 March 1936 during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from here to {{STN|Hanoura}}. On 1 April 1987, with the [[privatization]] of [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.<ref name=teishajo>{{Teishajo|II|660}}</ref><ref>{{Teishajo|I|217}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]


==External links==
==References==
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{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}


{{Mugi Line}}
{{Mugi Line}}



[[Category:Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1936]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1936]]



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Revision as of 10:22, 11 February 2018

Kuwano Station

桑野駅
Kuwano Station in September 2015
General information
LocationOkamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402
Japan
Coordinates33°52′28″N 134°36′47″E / 33.8745°N 134.6130°E / 33.8745; 134.6130
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Mugi Line
Distance32.6 km from Tokushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeM15
History
Opened27 March 1936 (1936-03-27)
Location
Kuwano Station is located in Japan
Kuwano Station
Kuwano Station
Location within Japan

Kuwano Station (桑野駅, Kuwano-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M15".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginnning 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][5][3]

Adjacent stations

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

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 27 March 1936 during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from here to Hanoura. 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "桑野" [Kuwano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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. p. 41, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Kuwano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "桑野駅" [Kuwano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 660. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.