Tsubojiri Station

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Tsubojiri Station

坪尻駅
Tsubojiri stn. 201703-1.jpg
Tsubojiri station in 2017
LocationIkedacho Nishiyama, Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, 778-0040
Japan
Coordinates34°03′14″N 133°49′26″E / 34.0538°N 133.8239°E / 34.0538; 133.8239Coordinates: 34°03′14″N 133°49′26″E / 34.0538°N 133.8239°E / 34.0538; 133.8239
Operated byJR logo (shikoku).svg JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Dosan Line
Distance32.1 km (19.9 mi) from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsJR logo (shikoku).svg JR Shikoku
ConnectionsNone (No road access)
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessNo (Approached by a mountain path)
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeD19
History
Opened10 January 1950 (1950-01-10)
Location
Tsubojiri Station is located in Japan
Tsubojiri Station
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 (19.9 mi) 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 »
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
  2. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Tsubojiri Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  5. ^ "坪尻" [Tsubojiri]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ 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. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.
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