Tokushima Station

Railway station in Tokushima, Japan

  •      Kōtoku Line
  •      Tokushima Line
  •      Mugi Line
Platforms1 island + 1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Station codeM00, T00WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 February 1899; 125 years ago (1899-02-16)PassengersFY20198,089 Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Sako
T01
towards Takamatsu
 Kōtoku Line Terminus
Sako
B01
towards Awa-Ikeda
 Tokushima Line
Terminus Mugi Line Awa-Tomida
M01
towards Awa-Kainan
Limited Express
Kuramoto
B02
towards Awa-Ikeda
 Tsurugisan Terminus
Shōzui
T03
towards Kojima
 Uzushio
Terminus Muroto Awa-Tomida
M01
towards Awa-Kainan
Location
Tokushima Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Tokushima Station
Tokushima Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
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Tokushima Station is located in Japan
Tokushima Station
Tokushima Station
Tokushima Station (Japan)
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Tokushima Station (徳島駅, Tokushima-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku).[1]

Lines

Tokushima Station is the terminus of both the 74.5-kilometre (46.3 mi) Kōtoku Line (station number "T00") to Takamatsu and the 77.8-kilometre (48.3 mi) Mugi Line (station number "M00") to Awa-Kainan. It is also served by direct trains to and from the Tokushima Line and Naruto Line.

  • The platforms at Tokushima Station in August 2010
    The platforms at Tokushima Station in August 2010

Layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform with a notch to enable it to service two tracks. The station building is an 18-story structure with a multi-storey car park. The exit is only on the south side where the bus terminal is located, and facing the downtown area . The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

The station opened on 16 February 1899. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8089 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located in the center of downtown Tokushima.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Shikoku Tokushima Station Site" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ 令和3年版　徳島市統計年報 [Reiwa 3rd Year Edition Tokushima City Statistics Annual Report] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima city. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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