Tatsumichi Station

Railway station in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

34°09′44″N 134°33′28″E / 34.1622°N 134.5577°E / 34.1622; 134.5577Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Naruto LineDistance3.0 km (1.9 mi) from IkenotaniPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeN06HistoryOpened1 July 1916; 107 years ago (1916-07-01)PassengersFY201958 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Awa-Ōtani N05 towards Ikenotani		Naruto Line		Kyōkaimae N07 towards Naruto

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

Tatsumichi Station (立道駅, Tatsumichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N06".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Tatsumichi Station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 3.0 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.^[3] Only local services stop at the station.^[4]

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. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[3]^[5]

History

Tatsumichi 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, after some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line, Tatsumichi became part of the Muya Line. On 1 March 1956, the line was renamed as the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 58 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

Takamatsu Expressway

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "立道" [Tatsumichi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 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. 34, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Tatsumichi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ "立道駅" [Tatsumichi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 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. 652. 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. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.