Kuramoto Station

蔵本駅
Kuramoto Station Entrance, May 2010
General information
Location2 Chome Kuramotochō, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 770-0042
Japan
Coordinates34°04′46″N 134°31′06″E / 34.0794°N 134.5183°E / 34.0794; 134.5183
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Tokushima Line
Distance65.6 km from Tsukuda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + several sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB02
History
Opened12 September 1899 (1899-09-12)
Passengers
FY2019453
Location
Kuramoto Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Kuramoto Station
Kuramoto Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Kuramoto Station is located in Japan
Kuramoto Station
Kuramoto Station
Kuramoto Station (Japan)

Kuramoto Station (蔵本駅, Kuramoto-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 "B02".[1][2]

Lines

Kuramoto Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 65.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Besides local service trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service also stops at Kuramoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving 2 tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. Several sidings branch off both tracks.[2][4][5]

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Ishii   Tsurugisan   Tokushima
Tokushima Line
Akui   Local   Sako

History

The station was opened on 12 September 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway. 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.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

The station is located center of the western part of Tokushima city and is a student town centered on the Kuramoto Campus of Tokushima University. The area around the station is a cohesive commercial area. It is also where large-scale hospitals such as Tokushima University Hospital are concentrated.

  • Tokushima University Hospital
  • Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
  • Tokushima Prefectural Medical Examination Center

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "蔵本" [Kuramoto]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kuramoto Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "蔵本駅" [Kuramoto Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
  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. pp. 651, 654. 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　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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