Eguchi Station

Eguchi Station
Eguchi Station; 江口駅
	Eguchi Station in 2008
Location	Nakasho, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4703; Japan
Coordinates	34°02′14″N 133°58′26″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line
Distance	11.2 km from Tsukuda
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade on sidehill cutting
Disabled access	No - underpass with steps needed to access island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	B20
History
Opened	25 March 1914
Location
	Eguchi Station Location within Japan

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

History

Eguchi 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.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 11.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[5]

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][6][7]

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

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
"江口" [Eguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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. 657. ISBN 4533029809.
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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.
"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.

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[tokustation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "江口" [Eguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[teishajo-3] 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. 657. ISBN 4533029809.

[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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.

[timetable-5] "Eguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[sw-6] "江口駅" [Eguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[kawashima-7] 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.