Tokushima_Station
Tokushima Station
Railway station in Tokushima, Japan
Tokushima Station (徳島駅, Tokushima-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku).[1]
T00 M00 Tokushima Station 徳島駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tokushima Station building in March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Terashima Honchō-nishi, Tokushima City Tokushima Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°4′28″N 134°33′4″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | M00, T00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 February 1899; 125 years ago (1899-02-16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 8,089 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tokushima Station is the terminus of both the 74.5-kilometre (46.3 mi) Kōtoku Line (station number "T00") to Takamatsu and the 77.8-kilometre (48.3 mi) Mugi Line (station number "M00") to Awa-Kainan. It is also served by direct trains to and from the Tokushima Line and Naruto Line.
- The platforms at Tokushima Station in August 2010
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The station consists of one island platform and one side platform with a notch to enable it to service two tracks. The station building is an 18-story structure with a multi-storey car park. The exit is only on the south side where the bus terminal is located, and facing the downtown area . The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The station opened on 16 February 1899. 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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8089 passengers daily[2]
The station is located in the center of downtown Tokushima.
- "JR Shikoku Tokushima Station Site" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- 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.
- Official website (in Japanese)
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