Nagato-Awano Station

Nagato-Awano Station (長門粟野駅, Nagato-Awano-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in the Hōhoku area of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Nagato-Awano Station

長門粟野駅
Nagato-Awano Station, May 2012
General information
Location4896 Hohoku-cho, Oaza Awano, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
（山口県下関市豊北町大字粟野4896）
Japan
Coordinates34°21′27″N 130°58′13″E
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Sanin Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened1930
    Passengers
    FY201027 daily
    Services
    Preceding station JR West Following station
    Agawa
    towards Shimonoseki
    		 San'in Main Line
    E
    Local
    		 Igami
    towards Masuda

    Station layout

    The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The platform is accessible via an uncovered footbridge. There is a toilet available near the station building, which is located on the north side of the tracks. Though managed by the Nagato Railroad Bureau, there are no station staff members.

    History
    • 7 December 1930 - The opening of the extension of the Mine Line, as it was then, from Nagato-Furuichi Station to Agawa Station. Services for passenger and freight trains commence.
    • 24 February 1933 - Areas of the Mine line including Nagato-Awano Station are incorporated into the San'in Main Line.
    • 1 June 1963 - The service of freight trains is cancelled.
    • 1 April 1987 - Under the privatisation of Japan's railways, Nagato-Awano Station becomes part of the West Japan Railway Company.

    Platforms
    Station Side ■ San'in Main Line Igami, Hitomaru, Nagato-Furuichi, Nagatoshi
    Opposide Side ■ San'in Main Line Agawa, Kottoi, Takibe, Shimonoseki

    ※The platforms are not numbered at this station.

    Lines

    The following lines pass through or terminate at Nagato-Awano Station:

    Local area

    There are several small shops around the station. The station is located in the village of Awano, which is at the north end of Shimonoseki city, and roughly 1 kilometre East from the border of Nagato city.

    • Awano Port (Awano Fishing Harbour) - Former ferry port that linked to Kuzu in Yuya (of the former Ōtsu District)across the Yuya Bay.
    • Awano Post Office
    • Awano River - The aonori collected near the mouth of the river is a local speciality.
    • Japan National Route 191

    User statistics

    Below are the average number of people who alight at Nagato-Awano Station per day.[1]

    • 1999 - 103
    • 2000 - 97
    • 2001 - 70
    • 2002 - 71
    • 2003 - 58
    • 2004 - 53
    • 2005 - 49
    • 2006 - 32
    • 2007 - 29
    • 2008 - 25
    • 2009 - 22
    • 2010 - 27

    References
    1. 鉄道乗車人員 駅別 [Railroad Users By Station] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Statistics Publications. Archived from the original (XLS) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2012.


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