Shimoura Station

Shimoura Station (下浦駅, Shimoura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ishii, Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B06".^[1][2]

B06 Shimoura Station 下浦駅
Shimoura Station in 2008
General information
Location	Shimoura Urashō, Ishii-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-3200 Japan
Coordinates	34°04′03″N 134°25′15″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line
Distance	56.3 km from Tsukuda
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	B06
History
Opened	20 September 1934 (1934-09-20)
Location Shimoura Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Shimoura Station Shimoura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimoura Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 56.3 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 a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. There is a designated parking area for bicycles near the station.^[2][4][5]

Adjacent stations

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

History

Shimoura Station was opened on 20 September 1934 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on the then Tokushima Main Line. On 10 August 1941 the station was closed. It was reopened on 1 November 1957. 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.^[6][7]

Surrounding area

• Ishii Municipal Takaura Junior High School
• Ishii Municipal Urasho Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan