Shōzui Station

34°07′41″N 134°31′41″E / 34.1280°N 134.5280°E / 34.1280; 134.5280Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Kōtoku LineDistance66.9 km (41.6 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesLarge bike parking garageAccessibleYes - level crossing and ramps to platformsOther informationStatusStaffed - JR ticket windowStation codeT03HistoryOpened1 July 1916; 107 years ago (1916-07-01)PassengersFY20191,215 Services

Preceding station		Following station
Ikenotani T04N04 towards Takamatsu	Kōtoku Line	Yoshinari T02 towards Tokushima
Limited Express
Ikenotani T04N04 towards Kojima	Uzushio	Tokushima T00 Terminus

Location
Shōzui Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Shōzui Station Shōzui Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shōzui Station (勝瑞駅, Shōzui-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Aizumi, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T03".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Shōzui Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 66.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Besides local services, some trains of the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stop at the station. In addition, although Ikenotani is the official start point of the Naruto Line, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at Tokushima. These trains also stop at Shōzui.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Track 2 is the through-track while track 1 is a passing loop. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility), open for limited hours only.^[5] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge but a level crossing with ramps leading up to the platforms is also available. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a two-storey garage for the parking of bicycles.^[2]^[3]^[6]

Platforms

1	for Tokushima
2	for Itano and Takamatsu for Naruto

A view of the station platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu

History

Shōzui Station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 July 1916. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, the station became part of the Kōtoku Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1215 passengers daily^[9]

Surrounding area

Tokushima Prefectural Tokushima Kita High School
Shōzui Castle ruins

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "勝瑞" [Shōzui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 35, 69. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Shōzui Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ "JR四国の駅窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ "勝瑞駅" [Shōzui Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 650. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和３年版　徳島県統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.