Ishii Station (Tokushima)

Ishii Station (石井駅, Ishii-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 "B05".[1][2]

Ishii Station

石井駅
Ishii Station in 2010
General information
LocationIshii, Ishii-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-3233
Japan
Coordinates34°04′13″N 134°26′38″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Tokushima Line
Distance58.6 km from Tsukuda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window
Station codeB05
History
Opened16 February 1899 (1899-02-16)
Passengers
FY20182006
Location
Ishii Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Ishii Station
Ishii Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Ishii Station is located in Japan
Ishii Station
Ishii Station
Ishii Station (Japan)

Lines

Ishii Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 58.6 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. Track 2 is the through-track while track 1 is a passing loop. A siding branches off track 1. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility).[4] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Kamojima   Tsurugisan   Kuramoto
Tokushima Line
Shimoura   Local  

History

Ishii Station was opened on 16 February 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway as an intermediate station when a line was built between Tokushima and Kamojima. 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.[7][8]

Surrounding area

  • Ishii Town Hall
  • Ishiicho Central Community Center
  • Tokushima Prefectural Myozai High School
  • Ishii Municipal Ishii Junior High School

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "石井" [Ishii]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "Ishii Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. "石井駅" [Ishii Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. 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. 39, 84. ISBN 9784062951609.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 654–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. 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.
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