title: Awa-Nakashima Station
text: # Awa-Nakashima Station
  
  Awa-Nakashima Station (阿波中島駅, Awa-Nakashima-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 "M11".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Awa-Nakashima Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 21.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima. Only local trains stop at the station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The present track was formerly track 2 of a two-track island platform configuration. The trackbed of track 1, on the other side of the platform is still visible. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A paved path crosses the trackbed of the former track 1 and leads to a ramp, giving wheelchair access to the platform.
  
  * A view of the station platform and track.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mugi Line |||||
  | Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Nishibara | Local | Anan |
  
  ## History
  
  Awa-Nakashima Station was opened on 27 March 1936 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) under the name Awa-Nakajima. It was an intermediate station during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from Hanoura to Kuwano. On 15 October 1936, the reading of the station name was changed to Awa-Nakashima, with no change to the kanji characters used. 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 270 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Anan City Hall Nakagawa Branch (formerly Nakagawa Town Hall)
  * Anan City Nagagawa Library
  * Nakajima Post Office
  * Saikou-ji Temple
  