Chūden Station

Chūden Station (中田駅, Chūden-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M05".[1][2]

Chūden Station 中田駅
Chūden Station in July 2016
Location	Nagate Nakanogōchō, Komatsushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 773-0016
Coordinates	34°00′38″N 134°34′11″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Mugi Line
Distance	9.2 km from Tokushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 passing loop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	Yes - platform accessed by ramp and level crossing
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	M05
History
Opened	15 December 1916
Location
Chūden Station Location within Japan

History

The station was opened on 15 December 1916 along a stretch of track laid down in 1913 by the Awa National Joint Steamship Company (阿波国共同汽船, Awa-koku kyōdō kisen) between Tokushima and the port at Komatsushima (where the rail facilities are now closed). This was to serve as a transfer station for a stretch of track built by the Anan Railway (阿南鉄道, Anan Tetsudo) from Chūden to Hanoura and Furushō (now closed).

The Awa Steamship company was nationalized on 1 September 1917, and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Komatsushima Light Railway and later, the Komatsushima Line. On 1 July 1936, the Anan Railway was nationalized and became part of the Mugi Line. On 1 April 1961, the starting point of the Mugi Line was shifted to Tokushima. Chūden now became the starting point of the Komatsushima Line. On 14 March 1985, the Komatsushima Line was closed and Chūden was then served only by the Mugi Line.

On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.[3][4]

Lines

Chūden is served by the Mugi Line and is located 9.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[5] Only local trains stop at the station.[6]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving a two tracks. A passing loop runs to the side of track 1 in between the platform and the station building. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing and ramp.[2][7][5]

To the south of the station, the Komatsushima Line once branched off towards the railway facilities at Komatshima Port. At 1.9 km, the Komatsushima Line was the shortest line in the network of Japanese National Railways (JNR). The line was closed in 1985. The old Komatsushima Station and its environs has now been turned into a park where the station building and several steam locomotives are on display.[5]

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  Platforms and tracks of Chūden Station. The passing loop can be seen to the right.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Jizōbashi		Local		Minami-Komatsushima

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "中田駅" [Chūden Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
3. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 659. ISBN 4533029809.
4. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.
5. 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. 40, 71. ISBN 9784062951609.
6. "Chūden Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
7. "中田駅" [Chūden Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.