Sambommatsu Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 37.6 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A siding runs on the far side of the island platform beyond track 3. Parking is available on the station forecourt and a large bike shed is provided.[2][3][5]
A view of the station platforms and tracks, looking in the direction of Tokushima.
A view of the station forecourt, showing the bike sheds. The station building is outside the frame, to the right.
History
Sambommatsu Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as an intermediate stop when the track of the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards to Hiketa from Sanuki-Tsuda. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Surrounding area
Higashikagawa City Hall Ouchi Office (former Ouchi town hall)