Kuramoto Station (Tokushima)

Railway station in Tokushima, Japan

34°04′46″N 134°31′06″E / 34.0794°N 134.5183°E / 34.0794; 134.5183Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Tokushima Line Distance65.6 km from TsukudaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 + several sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeB02HistoryOpened12 September 1899 (1899-09-12)PassengersFY2019453

Location
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Kuramoto Station (蔵本駅, Kuramoto-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 "B02".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kuramoto Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 65.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Besides local service trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service also stops at Kuramoto.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving 2 tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. Several sidings branch off both tracks.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ Tokushima Line	for Anabuki and Awa-Ikeda Sako and Tokushima
2	■ Tokushima Line	for passing trains only

A view of the station platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Tsukuda.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Limited Express Services
Ishii	Tsurugisan	Tokushima
Tokushima Line
Akui	Local	Sako

History

The station was opened on 12 September 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway. When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

The station is located center of the western part of Tokushima city and is a student town centered on the Kuramoto Campus of Tokushima University. The area around the station is a cohesive commercial area. It is also where large-scale hospitals such as Tokushima University Hospital are concentrated.

Tokushima University Hospital
Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Tokushima Prefectural Medical Examination Center

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "蔵本" [Kuramoto]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ "Kuramoto Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ "蔵本駅" [Kuramoto Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ 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. 36, 84. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ 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. pp. 651, 654. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ 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.