Shimoura Station

Shimoura Station

下浦駅
Shimoura Station in 2008
General information
LocationShimoura Urashō, Ishii-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-3200
Japan
Coordinates34°04′03″N 134°25′15″E / 34.0675°N 134.4209°E / 34.0675; 134.4209
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Tokushima Line
Distance56.3 km from Tsukuda
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB06
History
Opened20 September 1934 (1934-09-20)
Location
Shimoura Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Shimoura Station
Shimoura Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Shimoura Station is located in Japan
Shimoura Station
Shimoura Station
Shimoura Station (Japan)

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]

Lines

Shimoura 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

The 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

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

History

Shimoura 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

  • Ishii Municipal Takaura Junior High School
  • Ishii Municipal Urasho Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "下浦" [Shimoura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Shimoura Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "下浦駅" [Shimoura Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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