Itano Station

Itano Station (板野駅, Itano-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Itano, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T07".[1][2]

Itano Station

板野駅
Itano Station in 2016
LocationHirata-64 Ōtera, Itano-chō, Itano-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-0105
Japan
Coordinates34°08′31″N 134°27′56″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Kōtoku Line
Distance58 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3 + 1 passing loop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes - platforms accessed by footbridge but there is also a level crossing
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window
Station codeT07
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 February 1923 (1923-02-15)
Previous names
  • Awa-Ōdera (until 1 July 1933)
  • Banzai (until 10 April 1956)
Location
Itano Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 58.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island and a side platform serving three tracks. The island platform has an old style tiled roof shelter and serves lines 1 and 2. Line 3 is served by the side platform which has a passing loop/siding running on the other side. The station building is located to the side of line 1. A footbridge from the station building gives access to the island platform and, beyond, to the side platform but a level crossing is also available. The station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Parking is available at the station forecourt.[2][3][5][6]

  • A view of the platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu. The passing loop can be seen to the left of the side platform. Further to the left of it can be seen the traces of the trackbed of the former track to Kajiyabara.
  • A view from the island platform. There is a level crossing connecting the station building (left) to the island platform and, beyond, to the side platform.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Hiketa   Uzushio   Ikenotani
Kōtoku Line
Awa-Ōmiya   Local   Awa-Kawabata

History
  • 15 February 1923: the station was opened under the name Awa-Ōdera (阿波大寺, Awa-Ōdera) by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway). It was an intermediate station on a new stretch of track laid down by the company from Ikenotani to Kajiyabara (now closed).
  • 1 July 1933: the Awa Railway was nationalized and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. The station was renamed Banzai (板西, Banzai) and was operated as part of the Awa Line from Ikenotani to Banzai to Kajiyabara.
  • 20 March 1935: Banzai became part of the Kōtoku Main Line with through traffic from Takamatsu to Sako. The track to Kajiyabara became part of the Kajiyabara Line with Banzai as the start point.
  • 1 November 1943: the Kajiyabara Line was closed.
  • 15 July 1947: the Kajiyabara Line was reopened.
  • 10 April 1956: the station was renamed Itano.
  • 16 January 1972: the Kajiyabara Line was closed and the station was then served solely by the Kōtoku Main Line.
  • 1 April 1987: JNR (the successor to JGR) was privatized. JR Shikoku assumed control of the station.
  • 1 June 1988: the Kōtoku Main Line was renamed the Kōtoku Line.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "板野" [Itano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 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. 34, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Itano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "板野駅" [Itano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "板野駅" [Itano]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. 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. 650. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. 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. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.


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