is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR Shikoku).

Lines

Awa-Ikeda Station is served by the

Dosan Line is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi. The line links the city of Kōchi with northern Shikoku and t ...

(D22) and is 43.9 kilometers form the starting point of the line at . Some traffic for the

Tokushima Line The is a railway line in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). The Tokushima Line connects Sako Station in Tokushima and Tsukuda Station in Miyoshi from west to east in central Tokushima Pre ...

(B25) also uses this station.

Station layout

The station has two

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s and one

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, serving a total of five tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a "

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" staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

History

Awa-Ikeda Station opened on 25 March 1928. With the

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on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 776 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Miyoshi City Hall *Tokushima Prefectural Ikeda High School

References

External links

Official home page
{{Tokushima Line Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Miyoshi, Tokushima