Shimoura Station (下浦駅, Shimoura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ishii, Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B06".[1][2]
Shimoura Station 下浦駅 | |||||
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 Shimoura Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shimoura Urashō, Ishii-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-3200 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′03″N 134°25′15″E / 34.0675°N 134.4209°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tokushima Line | ||||
| Distance | 56.3 km from Tsukuda | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp leads up to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | B06 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 September 1934 | ||||
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Lines
editShimoura Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 56.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[3]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. There is a designated parking area for bicycles near the station.[2][4][5]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tokushima Line | ||||
| Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ushinoshima | Local | Ishii | ||
History
editShimoura Station was opened on 20 September 1934 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on the then Tokushima Main Line. On 10 August 1941 the station was closed. It was reopened on 1 November 1957. 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.[6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- Ishii Municipal Takaura Junior High School
- Ishii Municipal Urasho Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "下浦" [Shimoura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Shimoura Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "下浦駅" [Shimoura Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ 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. 39, 84. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 655. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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