Tokushima Line

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Tokushima Line
Anabuki Station with local trains
Line length:	67.5 km
Gauge:	1067 mm
Voltage:	1500 =
Legend Lines are of JR Shikoku Mugi Line (1.4) T00 Tokushima (M00) Kōtoku Line 0.0 B01 Sako (T01) Kōtoku Line Tokushima Line 1.9 B02 Kuramoto 3.0 B03 Akui 5.2 B04 Kō 8.9 B05 Ishii 11.2 B06 Shimoura 13.7 B07 Ushinoshima 15.7 B08 Oezuka 17.5 B09 Kamojima 19.4 B10 Nishi-Oe 21.3 B11 Awa-Kawashima 24.8 B12 Gaku 27.6 B13 Yamase 29.8 B14 Awa-Yamakawa 32.7 B15 Kawata 37.2 B16 Anabuki 42.9 B17 Oshima 48.1 B18 Sadamitsu 50.3 B19 Awa-Handa 56.3 B20 Eguchi 58.8 B21 Mikamo 60.9 B22 Awa-Kamo 66.0 B23 Tsuji Tokushima Line Dosan Line 67.5 B24 Tsukuda (D21) (72.6) D22 Awa-Ikeda Dosan Line

Tokushima Line (徳島線, Tokushima-sen^?) is a Japanese railway line of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), between Tsukuda Station in Miyoshi and Sako Station in Tokushima, east-westerly in the midst of the Tokushima Prefecture. As the line runs along Yoshino River, it is officially nicknamed Yoshino River Blue Line (よしの川ブルーライン, Yoshino River Blue Line^?). Nowadays, the line primary functions as a commuter rail for Tokushima, while it also serves as a link between Tokushima and Kōchi prefectures.

Contents 1 Basic data 2 History 3 Operation 4 Stations 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Basic data

• Distance: 67.5 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Stations: 24
• Track: single
• Traction: internal combustion
• Railway signalling:
  • Tsukuda - Tsuji: automatic
  • Tsuji - Sako: special automatic (ja:閉塞方式#特殊自動閉塞式), a simplified automatic system
• Maximum speed at service: 110 km/h
• CTC center: Takamatsu Operation Control Center

[edit] History

The first section of the line, between Tokushima and Kawata, opened in 1899 by Tokushima Railway (徳島鉄道, Tokushima Tetsudō^?). The line extended to Awa-Ikeda in 1914. It further extended to Minawa in 1931, but the last extended section was incorporated into Dosan Line later.

[edit] Operation

The termini of trains are Tokushima beyond Sako, and Awa-Ikeda beyond Tsukuda. The limited express train Tsurugisan (剣山, Tsurugisan^?) runs between Kannoura/Kaifu/Tokushima and Anabuki/Awa-Ikeda, 7 laps a day. Local trains run approximately once per hour.

[edit] Stations

All stations are within Tokushima.

• B01 Sako (佐古)
• B02 Kuramoto (蔵本)
• B03 Akui (鮎喰)
• B04 Kō (府中)
• B05 Ishii (石井)
• B06 Shimoura (下浦)
• B07 Ushinoshima (牛島)
• B08 Oezuka (麻植塚)
• B09 Kamojima (鴨島)
• B10 Nishi-Oe (西麻植)
• B11 Awa-Kawashima (阿波川島)
• B12 Gaku (学)
• B13 Yamase (山瀬)
• B14 Awa-Yamakawa (阿波山川)
• B15 Kawata (川田)
• B16 Anabuki (穴吹)
• B17 Oshima (小島)
• B18 Sadamitsu (貞光)
• B19 Awa-Handa (阿波半田)
• B20 Eguchi (江口)
• B21 Mikamo (三加茂)
• B22 Awa-Kamo (阿波加茂)
• B23 Tsuji (辻)
• B24 Tsukuda (佃)

[edit] See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) JR Shikoku official website