Kō Station (Tokushima)

Kō Station (府中駅, Kō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B04".^[1][2]

B04 Kō Station 府中駅
Kō Station in 2006
General information
Location	Kokufucho Kou, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-3122 Japan
Coordinates	34°04′27″N 134°28′59″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line
Distance	62.3 km from Tsukuda
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	B04
History
Opened	16 February 1899 (1899-02-16)
Passengers
FY2019	584
Location Kō Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Kō Station Kō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kō Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 62.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is the through-track while track 2 is a passing loop. The station building has been unstaffed since 2010 ^[4] and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][5][6]

Platforms

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

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  A view of the station platforms

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Ishii		Local		Akui

History

The station was opened on 16 February 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway as an intermediate station when a line was built between Tokushima and Kamojima. When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 584 passengers daily^[9]

Surrounding area

Although it is the central station of Kokufu-cho, the road in front of the station is narrow and the villages are cluttered. It is like a station in a residential area.

• Tokushima City Kokufu Junior High School
• Shikoku Pilgrimage 14th Fudasho Jōraku-ji

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan