Shōzui Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 66.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, some trains of the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stop at the station. In addition, although Ikenotani is the official start point of the Naruto Line, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at Tokushima. These trains also stop at Shōzui.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Track 2 is the through-track while track 1 is a passing loop. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility), open for limited hours only.[5] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge but a level crossing with ramps leading up to the platforms is also available. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a two-storey garage for the parking of bicycles.[2][3][6]
A view of the station platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu
History
Shōzui Station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 July 1916. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, the station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[7][8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1215 passengers daily[9]
