Eguchi Station

Eguchi Station (江口駅, Eguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Tokushima Line in Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B20".[1][2]

Eguchi Station

江口駅
Eguchi Station in 2008
General information
LocationNakasho, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4703
Japan
Coordinates34°02′14″N 133°58′26″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Tokushima Line
Distance11.2 km from Tsukuda
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade on sidehill cutting
Disabled accessNo - underpass with steps needed to access island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB20
History
Opened25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)
Location
Eguchi Station
Location within Japan

History

Eguchi 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, Eguchi came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 11.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[5]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks located on a sidehill cutting. A siding branches off track 1. The station building, located at a lower level than the tracks, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Outside the station building is the entrance to an underpass with steps which leads to the island platform.[2][6][7]

  • A view of the station platforms. The siding can be seen branching off to the left of the picture.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Mikamo   Local   Awa-Handa

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "江口" [Eguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. 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. 657. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. 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 4533029809.
  5. "Eguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "江口駅" [Eguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. 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. 38, 82. ISBN 9784062951609.
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