Hanoura Station (羽ノ浦駅, Hanoura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M09".[1][2]

Hanoura Station

羽ノ浦駅
Hanoura Station in August 2015
General information
LocationHanouraiuchi Hanourachō Miyagura, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1102
Japan
Coordinates33°57′28″N 134°37′30″E / 33.9578°N 134.6250°E / 33.9578; 134.6250
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Mugi Line
Distance17.7 km from Tokushima
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 passing loop and 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - platform accessed by ramp and level crossing
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window
Station codeM09
History
Opened15 December 1916 (1916-12-15)
Passengers
FY20191036
Location
Hanoura Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Hanoura Station
Hanoura Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Hanoura Station is located in Japan
Hanoura Station
Hanoura Station
Hanoura Station (Japan)

Lines

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Hanoura Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 17.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, some trains of the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima and the Home Express Anan from Tokushima to Anan stop at the station.[4]

Layout

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The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility).[5] Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing and ramp. A passing loop and siding branch off track 2.[2][3][6]

Platforms

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1  Mugi Line for Anan and Mugi
2  Mugi Line for Tokushima and Takamatsu

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Minami-Komatsushima   Muroto   Anan
JR Limited Express Services
Minami-Komatsushima   Home Express Anan   Anan
Mugi Line
Tatsue   Local   Nishibara

History

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Hanoura Station was opened on 15 December 1916 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. On 27 March 1936, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) built the first stretch of the Mugi Line linking up Hanoura with Kuwano. On 1 July 1936, the Anan Railway was nationalized and the track from Chūden to Hanoura became part of the Mugi Line. The track to Furushō became a branch line. Passenger services were stopped and it was used for freight only. Freight operations stopped on 1 Jul 1943, restarted on 10 May 1950 and finally ceased altogether on 1 April 1961. Thereafter the branch line track was removed.

On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of Hanoura Station.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1036 passengers daily.[9]

Surrounding area

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  • Anan City Hall Hanoura Branch
  • Anan City Hanoura Library
  • Anan City Hanoura Public Hall
  • Anan City Hanoura Elementary School
  • Anan City Hanoura Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "羽ノ浦" [Hanoura 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. pp. 41, 72. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Hanoura Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "羽ノ浦駅" [Hanoura Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 660, 662. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
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