Shōzui Station

Shōzui Station (勝瑞駅, Shōzui-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Aizumi, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T03".[1][2]

Shōzui Station

勝瑞駅
Shōzui Station, July 2007
LocationHigashikatsuchi-364-2 Shōzui, Aizumi-chō, Itano-gun, Tokushima-ken 771-1273
Japan
Coordinates34°07′41″N 134°31′41″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Kōtoku Line
Distance66.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesLarge bike parking garage
Disabled accessYes - level crossing and ramps to platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window
Station codeT03
History
Opened1 July 1916 (1916-07-01)
Location
Shōzui Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 66.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, some trains of the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stop at the station. In addition, although Ikenotani is the official start point of the Naruto Line, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at Tokushima. These trains also stop at Shōzui.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Track 2 is the through-track while track 1 is a passing loop. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility), open for limited hours only.[5] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge but a level crossing with ramps leading up to the platforms is also available. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a two-storey garage for the parking of bicycles.[2][3][6]

  • A view of the station platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kōtoku Line
Ikenotani   Limited Express Uzushio   Tokushima
Ikenotani   Local   Yoshinari
Naruto Line
Ikenotani   Local   Yoshinari

History

The station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 July 1916. 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. On 20 March 1935, the station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "勝瑞" [Shōzui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. 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, 69. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Shōzui Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "勝瑞駅" [Shōzui Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. 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. 650. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. 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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.


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