Itano Station

Itano Station (板野駅, Itano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Itano, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T07".^[1][2]

T07 Itano Station 板野駅
Itano Station in May 2016
General information
Location	Hirata-64 Ōtera, Itano Town, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0105 Japan
Coordinates	34°08′31″N 134°27′56″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line
Distance	58 km (36 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3 + 1 passing loop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes - platforms accessed by footbridge but there is also a level crossing
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window
Station code	T07
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 February 1923; 101 years ago (1923-02-15)
Previous names	Awa-Ōdera (until 1 July 1933) Banzai (until 10 April 1956)
Passengers
FY2019	936
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Awa-Ōmiya T08 towards Takamatsu Kōtoku Line Awa-Kawabata T06 towards Tokushima Limited Express Hiketa T10 towards Kojima Uzushio Ikenotani T04 towards Tokushima
Location Itano Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Itano Station Itano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Itano Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 58.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. The island platform has an old style tiled roof shelter and serves lines 1 and 2. Line 3 is served by the side platform which has a passing loop/siding running on the other side. The station building is located to the side of line 1. A footbridge from the station building gives access to the island platform and, beyond, to the side platform but a level crossing is also available. The station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Parking is available at the station forecourt.^[2][3][5][6]

Platforms

1, 2, 3	Kōtoku Line	for Tokushima and Anan
2, 3	Kōtoku Line	for Sambommatsu and Takamatsu

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  A view of the platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu. The passing loop can be seen to the left of the side platform. Further to the left of it can be seen the traces of the trackbed of the former track to Kajiyabara.
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  A view from the island platform. There is a level crossing connecting the station building (left) to the island platform and, beyond, to the side platform.
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History

Itano Station was opened 15 February 1923 under the name Awa-Ōdera Station (阿波大寺駅) by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway). It was an intermediate station on a new stretch of track laid down by the company from Ikenotani to Kajiyabara (now closed). The Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. The station was renamed Banzai Station (板西駅) and was operated as part of the Awa Line from Ikenotani to Banzai to Kajiyabara. On 20 March 1935 Banzai Station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line with through traffic from Takamatsu to Sako. The track to Kajiyabara became part of the Kajiyabara Line with Banzai as the start point. The Kajiyabara Line was closed from 1 November 1943 to 15 July 1947 and on 10 April 1956 the station was renamed Itano Station. On 16 January 1972 the Kajiyabara Line was closed and the station was then served solely by the Kōtoku Main Line. On 1 April 1987:JNR (the successor to JGR) was privatized. JR Shikoku assumed control of the station. On 1 June 1988 the Kōtoku Main Line was renamed the Kōtoku Line.^[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 936 passengers daily^[9]

Surrounding area

• Itano Town Hall
• Itano Municipal Itano Junior High School
• Tokushima Prefectural Itano High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "板野" [Itano]. 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. 34, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Itano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
5. "板野駅" [Itano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
6. "板野駅" [Itano]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 28 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.

External links

• Itano Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)