Bandō Station

Bandō Station (板東駅, Bandō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T05".^[1][2] It is the station closest to Ryōzen-ji, the first temple of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

T05 Bandō Station 板東駅
Bandō Station, May 2016
General information
Location	Tsujimidō Ōasachō Bandō, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0230 Japan
Coordinates	34°09′20″N 134°30′24″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line
Distance	62.1 km (38.6 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T05
History
Opened	15 February 1923; 101 years ago (1923-02-15)
Passengers
FY2019	390
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Awa-Kawabata T06 towards Takamatsu Kōtoku Line Ikenotani T04N04 towards Tokushima      Uzushio does not stop here
Location Bandō Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Bandō Station Bandō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Bandō Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 62.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local services stop at the station.^[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.^[2][5][3]

Platforms

1	Kōtoku Line	for Tokushima and Anan
2	Kōtoku Line	for Itano and Takamatsu

• 
  Station sign
• 
  A view of the platforms and tracks at Bandō.

History

Bandō Station opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 15 February 1923. 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 390 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

• Naruto City Hall Bando Liaison Office
• Naruto City Bando Elementary School
• Bandō prisoner-of-war camp, National Historic Site
• Ryōzen-ji

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "板東" [Bandō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
3. 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, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Bandō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
5. "板東駅" [Bandō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 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　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable