Awa-Akaishi Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 14.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. A simple metal structure in a modern style serves as a waiting room by the platform. A large bike shed is available outside the station but a fee is required for parking.[2][3][5] The station is unstaffed but the staff at the shelter managing the bikeshed also sell some kinds of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.[6]
A view of the station platform in 2015.
The same view but taken in 2011. This shows the older, wooden station building which has since been replaced by the modern metal structure.
The bike shed near the station. The sign translates as "paid parking for bicycles". The station waiting room can be seen in the distance.
Booth managing the paid bicycle parking shed. The large sign at the top gives the station name and states that JR Shikoku passenger tickets are sold.
Adjacent stations
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Service
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Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Awa-Akaishi Station was opened on 15 December 1916 as Akaishi Station. It was then an intermediate station along a stretch of track laid down by the privately run Anan Railway (阿南鉄道, Anan Tetsudo) from Chūden to Hanoura and Furushō (now closed). On 1 July 1936, the Anan Railway was nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station, renamed it Awa-Akaishi and operated it as part of the Mugi Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 678 passengers daily.[9]
Surrounding area
Komatsushima City Shinkai Elementary School
Komatsushima City Komatsushima Minami Junior High School
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