Anabuki_Station

Anabuki Station

Anabuki Station

Railway station in Mima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan


Anabuki Station (穴吹駅, Anabuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B16".[1][2]

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The platforms of Anabuki Station in 2007

Lines

Anabuki Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 30.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Besides local trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service also stops at Anabuki.[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving 2 tracks with sidings and passing loops branching off the tracks on either side. The station building is a large wooden structure with a tiled roof and houses a shop, waiting room, and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Some parking is available at the station. Access to the island platform is by means of a pedestrian level crossing.[2][4][5][6]

Platforms

1  Tokushima Line for Awa-Ikeda
2  Tokushima Line for Kamojima and Tokushima

Adjacent stations

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History

Anabuki 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, Anabuki came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1452 passengers daily.[9]

Surrounding area

  • Tokushima Prefectural Anabuki High School
  • Mima City Hall

See also


References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "穴吹" [Anabuki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "Anabuki Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "穴吹駅" [Anabuki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. 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, 83. ISBN 9784062951609.
  6. "穴吹" [Anabuki]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  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. p. 657. 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.
  9. 令和3年版 徳島県統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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