Kō Station

府中駅
Kō Station in 2006
General information
LocationKokufucho Kou, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-3122
Japan
Coordinates34°04′27″N 134°28′59″E / 34.0742°N 134.483°E / 34.0742; 134.483
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Tokushima Line
Distance62.3 km from Tsukuda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB04
History
Opened16 February 1899 (1899-02-16)
Passengers
FY2019584
Location
Kō Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Kō Station
Kō Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Kō Station is located in Japan
Kō Station
Kō Station
Kō Station (Japan)

Kō Station (府中駅, Kō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B04".[1][2]

Lines

Kō Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 62.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is the through-track while track 2 is a passing loop. The station building has been unstaffed since 2010 [4] and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6]

Platforms

1 ■ Tokushima Line for Anabuki and Awa-Ikeda
2 ■ Tokushima Line for Sako and Tokushima

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Ishii   Local   Akui

History

The station was opened on 16 February 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway as an intermediate station when a line was built between Tokushima and Kamojima. When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). 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. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 584 passengers daily[9]

Surrounding area

Although it is the central station of Kokufu-cho, the road in front of the station is narrow and the villages are cluttered. It is like a station in a residential area.

  • Tokushima City Kokufu Junior High School
  • Shikoku Pilgrimage 14th Fudasho Jōraku-ji

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "府中" [Kō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "JR四国　駅業務体制の見直しについて" [Revision of station business system]. JR Shikoku. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "府中駅" [Kō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ↑ 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. 36, 84. ISBN 9784062951609.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 654. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
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