Tsuji Station

Tsuji Station (辻駅, Tsuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B23".^[1][2]

Tsuji Station 辻駅
Tsuji Station in 2008
General information
Location	Ikawacho Goryoden, Miyoshi, Tokushima-ken 779-4802 Japan
Coordinates	34°01′44″N 133°52′26″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line
Distance	1.5 km from Tsukuda
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	B23
History
Opened	25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)
Passengers
FY2019	185
Location Tsuji Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Tsuji Station Tsuji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tsuji Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 1.5 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A siding branches track 1. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][4][5]

• 
  A view of the station platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen to the right.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Tsukuda		Local		Awa-Kamo

History

Tsuji Station was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from Awa-Yamakawa to Awa-Ikeda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Tsuji came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 185 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

• Tokushima Prefectural Ikeda High School Tsuji School
• Yoshino River
• Japan National Route 192
• Miyoshi City Hall Igawa Branch office
• Miyoshi City Ikawa Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "辻" [Tsuji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
3. "Tsuji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
4. "辻駅" [Tsuji Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
5. 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. 45, 82. ISBN 9784062951609.
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. 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