Shōzui Station (勝瑞駅, Shōzui-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Aizumi, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T03".[1][2]

Lines

Shōzui Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 66.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, some trains of the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stop at the station. In addition, although Ikenotani is the official start point of the Naruto Line, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at Tokushima. These trains also stop at Shōzui.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Track 2 is the through-track while track 1 is a passing loop. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility), open for limited hours only.[5] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge but a level crossing with ramps leading up to the platforms is also available. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a two-storey garage for the parking of bicycles.[2][3][6]

Platforms

1 for Tokushima
2 for Itano and Takamatsu
for Naruto
  • A view of the station platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu
    A view of the station platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu

History

Shōzui Station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 July 1916. 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.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1215 passengers daily[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "勝瑞" [Shōzui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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, 69. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Shōzui Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ "勝瑞駅" [Shōzui Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  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. 650. 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　徳島県統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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