Tsubojiri Station

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]

Tsubojiri Station 坪尻駅
Tsubojiri station in 2017
Location	Ikedacho Nishiyama, Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, 778-0040 Japan
Coordinates	34°03′14″N 133°49′26″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	32.1 km (19.9 mi) from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	JR Shikoku
Connections	None (No road access)
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	No (Approached by a mountain path)
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	D19
History
Opened	10 January 1950 (1950-01-10)
Location
Tsubojiri Station Location within Japan

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]

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  A view of the station platform. Note the difference in level between the siding and the main track.
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  Cab view from a train. The train has entered a siding from the main track and is reversing into the station siding.
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  To reach the nearest main road, it is necessary to cross the tracks at this level crossing and then climb up a mountain path.
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  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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "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. 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.