Kuramoto Station (Tokushima)
Kuramoto Station 蔵本駅 | |||||
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JR Shikoku | |||||
Line(s) | ■ Tokushima Line | ||||
Distance | 65.6 km from Tsukuda | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 + several sidings | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | B02 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 September 1899 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 453 | ||||
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Kuramoto Station (蔵本駅, Kuramoto-eki) is a passenger
Lines
Kuramoto Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 65.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Besides local service trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service also stops at Kuramoto.[3]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving 2 tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. Several sidings branch off both tracks.[2][4][5]
Platforms
1 | ■ Tokushima Line | for Anabuki and Awa-Ikeda Sako and Tokushima |
2 | ■ Tokushima Line | for passing trains only |
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A view of the station platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Tsukuda.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Limited Express Services | ||||
Ishii | Tsurugisan | Tokushima | ||
Tokushima Line | ||||
Akui | Local | Sako |
History
The station was opened on 12 September 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway. When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907,
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily[8]
Surrounding area
The station is located center of the western part of Tokushima city and is a student town centered on the Kuramoto Campus of
- Tokushima University Hospital
- Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
- Tokushima Prefectural Medical Examination Center
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "蔵本" [Kuramoto]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Kuramoto Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "蔵本駅" [Kuramoto Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ISBN 9784062951609.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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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