T05
Bandō Station

板東駅
Bandō Station, May 2016
General information
LocationTsujimidō Ōasachō Bandō, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0230
Japan
Coordinates34°09′20″N 134°30′24″E / 34.1556°N 134.5068°E / 34.1556; 134.5068
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance62.1 km (38.6 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT05
History
Opened15 February 1923 (1923-02-15)
Passengers
FY2019390
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Awa-Kawabata
T06
towards Takamatsu
 Kōtoku Line Ikenotani
T04N04
towards Tokushima
     Uzushio does not stop here
Location
Bandō Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Bandō Station
Bandō Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Bandō Station is located in Japan
Bandō Station
Bandō Station
Bandō Station (Japan)

Bandō Station (板東駅, Bandō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T05".[1][2] It is the station closest to Ryōzen-ji, the first temple of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

Lines

Bandō Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 62.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][3]

Platforms

1      Kōtoku Line for Tokushima and Anan
2      Kōtoku Line for Itano and Takamatsu


History

Bandō Station opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 15 February 1923. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, the station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 390 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "板東" [Bandō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. 35, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "Bandō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "板東駅" [Bandō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ 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. 650. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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