Ushinoshima Station

Ushinoshima Station (牛島駅, Ushinoshima-eki) is a railway station on the Tokushima Line in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B07".[1][2]

Ushinoshima Station

牛島駅
Platform of Ushinoshima Station in 2009
LocationKamojimacho Ushishima, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima-ken 776-0001
Japan
Coordinates
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Tokushima Line
Distance53.8 km from Tsukuda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB07
History
Opened16 February 1899 (1899-02-16)
Location
Ushinoshima Station
Location within Japan

History

The station was opened on 16 February 1899 by the privately-run Tokushima Railway as an intermediate station when a line was built between Tokushima and Kamojima. When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 53.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[5]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][6][7]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Oezuka   Local   Shimoura

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "牛島" [Ushinoshima]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 February 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. 655. 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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. "Ushinoshima Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "牛島駅" [Ushinoshima Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. 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. 38, 84. ISBN 9784062951609.
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