title: Kuwano Station
text: # Kuwano Station
  
  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
  
  | 1 | ■ Mugi Line | for Anan and Tokushima |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Mugi Line | for Mugi and Awa-Kainan |
  
  * 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
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | JR Limited Express Services |||||
  | Anan (most trains) | Muroto | Yuki (most trains) |
  | Mugi Line |||||
  | Awa-Tachibana | Local | Aratano |
  
  ## 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
  