Tsuji Station

Railway station in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

34°01′44″N 133°52′26″E / 34.0290°N 133.8739°E / 34.0290; 133.8739Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Tokushima Line Distance1.5 km from TsukudaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeB23HistoryOpened25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)PassengersFY2019185

Location
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Tsuji Station (辻駅, Tsuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B23".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Tsuji Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 1.5 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A siding branches track 1. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[4]^[5]

A view of the station platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen to the right.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Tsukuda	Local	Awa-Kamo

History

Tsuji Station was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from Awa-Yamakawa to Awa-Ikeda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Tsuji came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 185 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

Tokushima Prefectural Ikeda High School Tsuji School
Yoshino River
Japan National Route 192
Miyoshi City Hall Igawa Branch office
Miyoshi City Ikawa Junior High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "辻" [Tsuji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ "Tsuji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ "辻駅" [Tsuji Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ 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. 45, 82. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ 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. 658. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.