is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi,

Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

, Japan, operated by JR Shikoku.

Lines

Tsukuda Stationis served by the following JR Shikoku lines: * Dosan Line - as station number "D21", from the start of the line at ("D12"). * Tokushima Line - as station number "B24", from the start of the line at ("B01"). On 18 July 1962, Tsukuda was designated the official end of the Tokushima Line but trains continue to run on the Dosan track to the next station at . Only local trains from both lines stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A small building on the side of the access road serves as a waiting room. An overhead footbridge gives access to the island platform which has a weather shelter. File:JRS tsukuda sta enclosure.jpg, View of the station platform in 2006 looking in the direction of .

Adjacent stations

History

was established on 28 April 1929 as a junction between the Tokushima Line and the Sanyo Line (now Dosan Line) which had been extended southwards from . On 10 January 1950, it was upgraded as Tsukuda Station and passenger services commenced. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily

Surrounding area

* Yoshino River * Japan National Route 192

References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
{{Tokushima Line Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1950 Miyoshi, Tokushima