Anan Station

Anan Station (阿南駅) 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 "M12".

Lines
Anan Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 24.5 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 stops at the station. The Home Express Anan, a one-way only evening limited express service from Tokushima terminates at Anan.

Layout
The station consists of 2 side platforms serving two tracks. A siding and a passing loop branch off track 2 and run on the other side of platform 2. The present station building, completed in 2003 is a hashigami (橋上) structure where passenger facilities are located on a bridge which spans the tracks.

The main station entrance is on the west side of the tracks from where elevators and escalators lead to the bridge structure on level 2 which houses ticket gates, a waiting area, a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR travel centre (Warp Plaza). From the bridge, separate escalators and elevators connect to both platforms.

On level 1 near the main entrance on the west side are toilets and tenantable shop space. A large designated parking area for bicycles is located nearby.

On the east side of the tracks, the hashigami bridge structure also connects to a neighbouring building as well as a second station entrance from road. Another bicycle parking area and parking lots for cars are available near this entrance.

History
Anan Station was opened on 27 March 1936 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) under the name Awa-Tomioka (阿波富岡). 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 1 November 1966, the name of the station was changed to Anan. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.

In November 2003, the present station building, incorporating a hashigami design, was completed and opened.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1614 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Anan City Hall
 * Anan City Cultural Center (Dream Hall)
 * Anan City Commerce and Industry Promotion Center
 * Anan Chamber of Commerce
 * Anan City Tomioka Elementary School