Tokushima Station

T00 M00
Tokushima Station

徳島駅
T00 M00; Tokushima Station; 徳島駅
	Tokushima Station building in March 2011
General information
Location	1 Terashima Honchō-nishi, Tokushima City; Tokushima Prefecture; Japan
Coordinates	34°4′28″N 134°33′4″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line; Tokushima Line; Mugi Line;
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	M00, T00
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 February 1899
Passengers
FY2019	8,089
Services
Limited Express
Location
	Tokushima Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Tokushima Station Tokushima Station (Japan)

Tokushima Station (徳島駅, Tokushima-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku).[1]

Lines

Tokushima Station is the terminus of both the 74.5-kilometre (46.3 mi) Kōtoku Line (station number "T00") to Takamatsu and the 77.8-kilometre (48.3 mi) Mugi Line (station number "M00") to Awa-Kainan. It is also served by direct trains to and from the Tokushima Line and Naruto Line.

The platforms at Tokushima Station in August 2010

Layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform with a notch to enable it to service two tracks. The station building is an 18-story structure with a multi-storey car park. The exit is only on the south side where the bus terminal is located, and facing the downtown area . The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

The station opened on 16 February 1899. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8089 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located in the center of downtown Tokushima.

References

"JR Shikoku Tokushima Station Site" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[1] "JR Shikoku Tokushima Station Site" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

[Tokushima2019_stats-2] 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.