Tsuruwa Station

Passenger railway station in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°16′49″N 134°16′27″E / 34.2802°N 134.2741°E / 34.2802; 134.2741Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Kōtoku LineDistance30.4 km (18.9 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesbike shedAccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeT14HistoryOpened1 October 1961; 62 years ago (1961-10-01)PassengersFY2019158 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Sanuki-Tsuda T15 towards Takamatsu		Kōtoku Line		Nibu T13 towards Tokushima
Uzushio does not stop here

Location
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Tsuruwa Station (鶴羽駅, Tsuruwa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T14".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 30.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

Tsuruwa Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building, but each platform has a weather shelter for waiting passengers. There is no direct link between the platforms. A road level crossing at one end of the platforms is used to cross the tracks. On either side of the level crossing, separate ramps lead up to each platform. A bike shed is provided next to the tracks.^[2]^[3]^[5]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Tsuruwa Station on 1 October 1961 as an added stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control and the stop was upgraded to a full station.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan Dolphin Center
Former Sanuki Municipal Tsuruha Elementary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "鶴羽" [Tsuruwa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 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. 33, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Tsuruwa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ "鶴羽駅" [Tsuruwa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 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. 649. 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.