T00 M00 Tokushima Station 徳島駅
Tokushima Station building in March 2011
General information
Location	1 Terashima Honchō-nishi, Tokushima City Tokushima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°4′28″N 134°33′4″E / 34.07444°N 134.55111°E / 34.07444; 134.55111
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line      Tokushima Line      Mugi Line
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	M00, T00
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 February 1899; 125 years ago (1899-02-16)
Passengers
FY2019	8,089
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Sako T01 towards Takamatsu Kōtoku Line Terminus Sako B01 towards Awa-Ikeda Tokushima Line Terminus Mugi Line Awa-Tomida M01 towards Awa-Kainan Limited Express Kuramoto B02 towards Awa-Ikeda Tsurugisan Terminus Shōzui T03 towards Kojima Uzushio Terminus Muroto Awa-Tomida M01 towards Awa-Kainan
Location
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Tokushima Station (徳島駅, Tokushima-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku).^[1]

Lines

Tokushima Station is the terminus of both the 74.5-kilometre (46.3 mi) Kōtoku Line (station number "T00") to Takamatsu and the 77.8-kilometre (48.3 mi) Mugi Line (station number "M00") to Awa-Kainan. It is also served by direct trains to and from the Tokushima Line and Naruto Line.

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  The platforms at Tokushima Station in August 2010

Layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform with a notch to enable it to service two tracks. The station building is an 18-story structure with a multi-storey car park. The exit is only on the south side where the bus terminal is located, and facing the downtown area . The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

The station opened on 16 February 1899. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, 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 8089 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located in the center of downtown Tokushima.