Tsuji Station
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JR ShikokuB23 Tsuji Station 辻駅 | |||||
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 Tsuji Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ikawacho Goryoden, Miyoshi, Tokushima-ken 779-4802 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′44″N 133°52′26″E / 34.0290°N 133.8739°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line | ■ Tokushima Line | ||||
| Distance | 1.5 km from Tsukuda | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | B23 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 March 1914 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 185 | ||||
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Tsuji Station (辻駅, Tsuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B23".[1][2]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A siding branches track 1. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][4][5]
A view of the station platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen to the right.
Adjacent stations
History
Tsuji Station was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from Awa-Yamakawa to Awa-Ikeda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Tsuji 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 185 passengers daily[8]
Surrounding area
- Tokushima Prefectural Ikeda High School Tsuji School
- Yoshino River
- Japan National Route 192
- Miyoshi City Hall Igawa Branch office
- Miyoshi City Ikawa Junior High School
