Oshima Station


Oshima Station is a railway station on the Tokushima Line in Mima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B17".

History

Oshima was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from to. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Oshima came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 24.6 km from the beginning of the line at. Only local trains stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving 2 tracks. A siding branches off track 1 and ends in a large vehicle shed near the station building. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station ticket window is unstaffed but there is a ticket vending machine. In addition, a shop near the station sells some types of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.

Adjacent stations