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Kuwano Station 桑野駅
Kuwano Station in September 2015
General information
Location	Okamoto Kuwanochō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1402 Japan
Coordinates	33°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
Distance	32.6 km from Tokushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	M15
History
Opened	27 March 1936 (1936-03-27)
Passengers
FY2019	119
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Kuwano Station (桑野駅, Kuwano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M15".

Lines

Kuwano Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima. Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stops at the station.

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.

Platforms

• 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.

Adjacent stations

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Kuwano Station on 27 March 1936 during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from Hanoura to here. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Anan City Hall Kuwano Resident Center
• Anan City Kuwano Elementary School
• Anan Municipal Anan Daini Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. ^ "桑野" [Kuwano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
3. ^ 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. 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.
8. 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa 3rd Year Edition Anan City Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Anan city. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable

v t e Stations of the JR Shikoku M Mugi Line
Tokushima Awa-Tomida Niken'ya Bunkanomori Jizōbashi Chūden Minami-Komatsushima Awa-Akaishi Tatsue Hanoura Nishibara Awa-Nakashima Anan Minobayashi Awa-Tachibana Kuwano Aratano Awa-Fukui Yuki Tainohama Kiki Kitagawachi Hiwasa Yamagawachi Hegawa Mugi Sabase Asakawa Awa-Kainan

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