Naruto Station

Naruto Station (鳴門駅, Naruto-eki) is railway station on the Naruto Line in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N10".[1][2]

This article is about the railway station in Tokushima prefecture. For the railway station in Chiba prefecture, see Narutō Station.
Naruto Station

鳴門駅
Naruto Station in 2016
LocationMaehama Muyachō Kokuwajima, Naruto-shi, Tokushima-ken 772-0012
Japan
Coordinates34°10′44″N 134°36′32″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Naruto Line
Distance7.2 km from Ikenotani
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes - level crossing to island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeN10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 January 1928 (1928-01-18)
Location
Naruto Station
Location within Japan

History

The station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 18 January 1928 by extending the track from the previous terminus at Muya. The new terminus took on the name of Muya while the former terminus became Ebisumae. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Awa Line until 20 March 1935 when some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line. The station then became part of the Muya Line. On 1 August 1948, the station was renamed Naruto. On 1 March 1956, the line which served the station was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 8.5 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[5] Only local services stop at the station.[6]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing. Parking is available at the station forecourt.[2][7][5][8]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Naruto Line
Muya   Local   Terminus

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "鳴門" [Naruto]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 653. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 216. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
  6. "Naruto Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. "鳴門駅" [Naruto Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. "鳴門" [Naruto]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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