Yoshinari Station (吉成駅, Yoshinari-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 "T02".[1][2]

Lines

Yoshinari Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 68.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only trains from local services 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 Yoshinari.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge. A siding runs on the other side of platform 2.[2][3][5]

Platforms

1 T Kōtoku Line (Naruto Line) Tokushima and Anan
2 T Kōtoku Line (Naruto Line) for Itano, Takamatsu and Naruto

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Naruto Line
Shōzui   Local   Sako

History

The 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.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

  • Seikoen Junior and Senior High School,
  • Seikouen Elementary School,
  • Ojin Junior High School,
  • Ojin Elementary School,

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "吉成" [Yoshinari]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 February 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. 36, 69. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Yoshinari Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ "吉成駅" [Yoshinari Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  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. p. 650. 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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