Tsukuda Station (Tokushima)

Tsukuda Station (佃駅, Tsukuda-eki) is a railway station in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Shikoku.[1][2]

Tsukuda Station

佃駅
Tsukuda Station entrance
Location1201 Ikawachō Nishiikawa, Miyoshi-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-4806
Japan
Coordinates34°01′54″N 133°51′28″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)
Distance
  • 76.7 km (47.7 mi) from Tadotsu (Dosan Line)
  • 67.5 km (41.9 mi) from Sako (Tokushima Line)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessNo - overhead footbridge needed to access island platform
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Station codeD21, B24
History
Opened10 January 1950 (1950-01-10)
Location
Tsukuda Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the following JR Shikoku lines:

  • Dosan Line - as station number "D21", 76.7 km (47.7 mi) from the start of the line at Tadotsu ("D12").[3]
  • Tokushima Line - as station number "B24", 67.5 km (41.9 mi) from the start of the line at Sako ("B01").[4] On 18 July 1962, Tsukuda was designated the official end of the Tokushima Line[5] but trains continue to run on the Dosan track to the next station at Awa-Ikeda.

Only local trains from both lines stop at the station.[6]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A small building on the side of the access road serves as a waiting room. An overhead footbridge gives access to the island platform which has a weather shelter.[2]

  • View of the station platform in 2006 looking in the direction of Tadotsu.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Dosan Line
Hashikura   Local   Awa-Ikeda
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Tsuji   Local   Awa-Ikeda

History

Tsukuda Signalbox (佃信号場) was established on 28 April 1929 as a junction between the Tokushima Line and the Sanyo Line (now Dosan Line) which had been extended southwards from Sanuki-Saida. On 10 January 1950, it was upgraded as Tsukuda Station and passenger services commenced. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "佃" [Tsukuda Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  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. 664. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 658. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. 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.
  6. "Tsukuda Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.
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