Shimoura Station (下浦駅, Shimoura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ishii, Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B06".[1][2]
Shimoura Station 下浦駅 | |
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![]() Shimoura Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Shimoura Urashō, Ishii-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-3200 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°04′03″N 134°25′15″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Tokushima Line |
Distance | 56.3 km from Tsukuda |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | B06 |
History | |
Opened | 20 September 1934 (1934-09-20) |
Location | |
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Shimoura Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 56.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[3]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. There is a designated parking area for bicycles near the station.[2][4][5]
« | Service | » | ||
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Tokushima Line | ||||
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Ushinoshima | Local | Ishii |
Shimoura Station was opened on 20 September 1934 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on the then Tokushima Main Line. On 10 August 1941 the station was closed. It was reopened on 1 November 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[6][7]
Stations of the JR Shikoku Tokushima Line | |
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