Oezuka Station

Railway station in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

34°04′31″N 134°22′35″E / 34.0752°N 134.3764°E / 34.0752; 134.3764Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Tokushima Line Distance51.8 km from TsukudaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeB08HistoryOpened20 September 1934 (1934-09-20)

Location
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Oezuka Station (麻植塚駅, Oezuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B08".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Oezuka Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 51.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Kamojima	Local	Ushinoshima

History

Oezuka Station was opened on 20 September 1934 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on the then Tokushima Main Line. On 10 August 1941 the station was closed. It was reopened on 1 November 1957. 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]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 192
Yoshinogawa City Kamoshima Higashi Junior High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "麻植塚" [Oezuka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Oezuka Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "麻植塚駅" [Oezuka Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 3 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. 38, 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. p. 655. 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.