title: Awa-Kawabata Station
text: # Awa-Kawabata Station
  
  Awa-Kawabata Station (阿波川端駅, Awa-Kawabata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Itano, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T06".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Awa-Kawabata Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 59.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Only local services stop at the station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.
  
  ## History
  
  Awa-Kawabata Station was opened by the privately run Awa Railway as Kawabata Stop on 15 July 1927. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. It was renamed Awa-Kawabata Station and was operated as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, the station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line. With the privatization of JNR (the successor of JGR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 154 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Takamatsu Expressway Itano Interchange
  * Kawabata Community Center
  * Gokuraku-ji
  