is a passenger

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located in the town of Aizumi, Itano District,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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and has the station number "T03".

Lines

Shōzui Station is served by the JR Shikoku

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and is located 66.9 km from the beginning of the line at

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. Besides local services, some trains of the Uzushio limited express between , and also stop at the station. In addition, although is the official start point of the

Naruto Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Ikenotani Station and Naruto Station in Naruto, Tokushima. History In 1916 the Awa Electric Railway Co. opened a line from Nakahara to Naruto, includ ...

, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at . These trains also stop at Shōzui.

Layout

The station consists of two

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s 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. 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.

Platforms

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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,

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(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

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on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1215 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Tokushima Prefectural Tokushima Kita High School *

Shōzui Castle was a Muromachi to Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the town of Aizumi, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2001, with the area under protection expanded in 2 ...

ruins

References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1916 Aizumi, Tokushima {{Tokushima-railstation-stub