Tsubojiri Station


Tsubojiri Station is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D19".

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located from the beginning of the line at.

Layout

The station is located in a deep river ravine with high mountains on both sides. It consists of a side platform serving a single tracks. A building adjacent to the side platform serves as a passenger waiting room. There is no access road. From the nearest main road, National Route 32, it is necessary to descend by a mountain footpath and then cross the tracks via a pedestrian level crossing in order to reach the station.
The station is on a siding located at a lower level from the main track. There is no through service to the station and a switchback manoeuvre is required to use the station. Trains approaching from need to enter a siding and then reverse direction and back into the station siding. Trains approaching from Kochi can enter the station siding directly but upon departure, need to execute the switchback, entering a siding and reversing direction before accessing the main track in the direction of Tadotsu.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 28 April 1929 as Tsubojiri Signalbox when the line was extended from to Tsukuda Signalbox, thus linking up with the track of the Tokushima Line and providing service to. At this time the line was known as the Sanyo Line and was operated by Japanese Government Railways which later became Japanese National Railways. The station was upgraded to a passenger station on 1 October 1950. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.