Tsukuda Station (Tokushima) Explained


Tsukuda Station
Native Name:佃駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Shikoku
Address:1201 Ikawachō Nishiikawa, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-4806
Country:Japan
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - overhead footbridge needed to access island platform
Status:unstaffed
Passengers:38
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsukuda Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Shikoku.[1]

Lines

Tsukuda Stationis served by the following JR Shikoku lines:

Only local trains from both lines stop at the station.[2]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A small building on the side of the access road serves as a waiting room. An overhead footbridge gives access to the island platform which has a weather shelter.[3]

History

was established on 28 April 1929 as a junction between the Tokushima Line and the Sanyo Line (now Dosan Line) which had been extended southwards from . On 10 January 1950, it was upgraded as Tsukuda Station and passenger services commenced. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 25 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Tsukuda Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 15 December 2017.
  3. Web site: . Tsukuda Station. 18 December 2017. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/statistics/sougou/yearbooks/5046774/. ja:令和3年版 阿南市統計書 . Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho. 2021. Tokushima Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 4 July 2022.