Jizōbashi Station

Jizōbashi Station 地蔵橋駅
Jizōbashi Station in September 2015
General information
Location	Nishibari Nishizukachō, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 770-8024 Japan
Coordinates	34.0263°N 134.5474°E / 34.0263; 134.5474
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Mugi Line
Distance	6.0 km from Tokushima
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - platform accessed by ramp
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	M04
History
Opened	20 April 1913 (1913-04-20)
Passengers
FY2022	266
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Jizōbashi Station (地蔵橋駅, Jizōbashi-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 "M04".[1][2]

Lines

Jizōbashi Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 6.0 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. The present track was once track 2 of two tracks being served by an island platform. The trackbed of the now removed track 1 runs on the other side of the platform. A paved path from the station building crosses this old trackbed to a ramp which gives access to the platform.[2][5][3]

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  Platform and track of Jizōbashi Station. Note the trackbed of the former track 1 on the other side of the platform and the path from the station building which crosses it. The track kinks in the distance, indicating it once merged with the former track 1 over there.

Adjacent stations

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

History

Jizōbashi 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) between Tokushima and the port at Komatsushima (where the rail facilities are now closed). 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 2022, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

• Tokushima City Hall Katsura Branch
• Hakuai Memorial Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "地蔵橋" [Jizōbashi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 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. "Jizōbashi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
5. "地蔵橋駅" [Jizōbashi Station Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 10 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. 659. 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5年版　徳島市統計年報 [Reiwa 5th Year Edition Tokushima City Statistics Annual Report] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima city. 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable