Sanuki-Tsuda Station Explained


Sanuki-Tsuda Station
Native Name:讃岐津田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Shikoku
Address:887 Tsudamachi Tsuda, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2401
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Code:T15
Status:Staffed (JR Shikoku ticket window)
Passengers:1,066
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sanuki-Tsuda Station

is passenger railway station located in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T15".[1]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 27.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between, and also stops at the station.[2]

Layout

Sanuki-Tsuda Station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. There is a siding which branches off track 1 and ends in a vehicle shed near the station building.[3] [4] [5]

History

Sanuki-Tsuda Station was opened on 21 March 1926 as the terminus of the Kōtoku Line when the track was extended eastwards from . It became a through-station on 15 April 1928 when the track was further extended to . At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 23 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Sanuki-Tsuda Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 23 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 讃岐津田. Sanuki-Tsuda. 23 January 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951609. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku. Japanese. 33, 67.
  5. Web site: 讃岐津田駅. Sanuki-Tsuda Station. 23 January 2018. shikoku.org.uk.