Eguchi Station

Railway station in Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

34°02′14″N 133°58′26″E / 34.0372°N 133.9740°E / 34.0372; 133.9740Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Tokushima Line Distance11.2 km from TsukudaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt grade on sidehill cuttingAccessibleNo - underpass with steps needed to access island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeB20HistoryOpened25 March 1914 (1914-03-25)

Location
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Eguchi Station (江口駅, Eguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B20".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Eguchi Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 11.2 km from the start of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks located on a sidehill cutting. A siding branches off track 1. The station building, located at a lower level than the tracks, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Outside the station building is the entrance to an underpass with steps which leads to the island platform.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ Tokushima Line	for Anabuki and Tokushima
2	■ Tokushima Line	for Awa-Ikeda

A view of the station platforms. The siding can be seen branching off to the left of the picture.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Mikamo	Local	Awa-Handa

History

Eguchi Station was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from Awa-Yamakawa to Awa-Ikeda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Eguchi came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Yoshino River
Higashimiyoshi Bridge
Miyoshi City Mino Branch
Rinka-ji Temple (Ohana Daigongen)

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "江口" [Eguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Eguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "江口駅" [Eguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 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, 82. 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. 657. 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.