Niken'ya Station

Niken'ya Station (二軒屋駅, Niken'ya-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 "M02".^[1][2]

Niken'ya Station 二軒屋駅
Niken'ya Station in May 2016
General information
Location	1 Chome-1 Minaminikenyachō, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 770-8063 Japan
Coordinates	34.0549°N 134.5467°E / 34.0549; 134.5467
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Mugi Line
Distance	2.8 km from Tokushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 passing loop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bicycles
Accessible	Yes - island platform accessed by ramp and level crossing
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	M02
History
Opened	20 April 1913 (1913-04-20)
Passengers
FY2019	633
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Lines

Niken'ya is Station served by the Mugi Line and is located 2.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. The island platform is accessed by a level crossing and ramp. A passing loop runs between track 1 and the station building.^[2][3][5]

Platforms

1	■ Mugi Line	for Tokushima and Takamatsu
2	■ Mugi Line	for Anan and Mugi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Awa-Tomida		Local		Bunkanomori

History

Niken'ya Station was opened on 20 April 1913 as an intermediate station on a stretch of track laid down by the Awa National Joint Steamship Company (阿波国共同汽船, Awa-koku kyōdō kisen). After the company was nationalized in 1 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Komatsushima Light Railway and later, the Komatsushima Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.^[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 633 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

• Tokushima City Hall Hachiman Branch
• Hachiman Elementary School, Tokushima City
• Tokushima City Hachiman Junior High School
• Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School
• Tokushima Prefectural Tokushima Visual Support School, Tokushima

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "二軒屋" [Niken'ya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 February 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. 40, 71. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Niken'ya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
5. "二軒屋駅" [Niken'ya Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 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. 658. 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. p. 217. 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.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable