Tsubojiri Station
Tsubojiri Station 坪尻駅 | |
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![]() Tsubojiri station in 2017 | |
Location |
Ikedacho Nishiyama, Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, 778-0040 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°03′14″N 133°49′26″E / 34.0538°N 133.8239°ECoordinates: 34°03′14″N 133°49′26″E / 34.0538°N 133.8239°E |
Operated by |
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Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line |
Distance | 32.1 km from Tadotsu |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Parking | No |
Bicycle facilities | No |
Disabled access | No - no access road. Approached by a mountain path |
Other information | |
Status | unstaffed |
Station code | D19 |
History | |
Opened | 10 January 1950 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Tsubojiri Station Location within Japan |
Tsubojiri Station (坪尻駅 Tsubojiri-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D19".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 32.1 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Layout
The station is located in a deep river ravine with high mountains on both sides. It consists of a side platform serving a single tracks. A building adjacent to the side platform serves as a passenger waiting room. There is no access road. From the nearest main road, National Route 32, it is necessary to descend by a mountain footpath and then cross the tracks via a pedestrian level crossing in order to reach the station.[1][5]
The station is on a siding located at a lower level from the main track. There is no through service to the station and a switchback manoeuvre is required to use the station. Trains approaching from Tadotsu need to enter a siding and then reverse direction and back into the station siding. Trains approaching from Kochi can enter the station siding directly but upon departure, need to execute the switchback, entering a siding and reversing direction before accessing the main track in the direction of Tadotsu.[6]
- A view of the station platform. Note the difference in level between the siding and the main track.
- Cab view from a train. The train has entered a siding from the main track and is reversing into the station siding.
- To reach the nearest main road, it is necessary to cross the tracks at this level crossing and then climb up a mountain path.
- The entrance to mountain path leading to the station from the nearest main road.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Dosan Line | ||||
Sanuki-Saida | - | Hashikura |
History
The station opened on 28 April 1929 as Tsubojiri Signalbox (坪尻信号場) when the line was extended from Sanuki-Saida to Tsukuda Signalbox (now Tsukuda), thus linking up with the track of the Tokushima Line and providing service to Awa-Ikeda. At this time the line was known as the Sanyo Line and was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) which later became Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was upgraded to a passenger station on 1 October 1950. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[4][7]
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan]]
References
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- 1 2 "土讃線 多度津-阿波池田間 その7" [Dosan Line Tadotsu - Awa-Ikeda Part 7]. kukanzeneki.net. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Tsubojiri Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- 1 2 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 664. ISBN 4533029809.
- ↑ "坪尻" [Tsubojiri]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Suzukawa Ayako (16 October 2017). 山間にある秘境駅 坪尻駅に行ってきた [I travelled to Tsubojiri a mystery station in the mountains] (Youtube video) (in Japanese). Ikedacho Nishiyama, Miyoshi, Tokushima, Japan. Event occurs at 3 minutes.
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