Kotohira Station
Kotohira Station 琴平駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-Shikoku commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Kotohira Station, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 864, Enai Aza-Yokoze, Nakatado-gun, Kotohira-cho, Kagawa-ken Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°11′30.85″N 133°49′16.66″E / 34.1919028°N 133.8212944°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} Shikoku Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Shikoku Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 11.3 km (7.0 miles) from Tadotsu 64.0 km (39.8 miles) from Okayama 44.0 km (27.3 miles) from Takamatsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Shikoku Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Kotoden: ■ Kotohira Line (via Kotoden-Kotohira Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | D15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 May 1889[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1987[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2023 | 967 daily[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kotohira Station (琴平駅, Kotohira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D15".[4]
Lines
[edit]Kotohira Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 11.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu and 44.0 kilometers from Takamatsu. All regular trains including limited express trains stop here.
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms and four tracks. The station is staffed. This station is the southern end of the ICOCA area of JR Shikoku, and transportation IC cards cannot be used beyond this point. This station is also the end of the electrified section of the Dosan Line.
| 1 | ■ ■ Dosan Line | for Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama |
| 2・3・4 | ■ ■ Dosan Line | for Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama |
| ■ ■ Dosan Line | for Awa-Ikeda, Kōchi and Nakamura |
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Exterior prior to renovation work -
Interior -
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Platform
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Shikoku | ||||
| Dosan Line | ||||
| Zentsūji (D14) | - | Shioiri (D15) | ||
History
[edit]Kotohira Station opened on 23 May 1889 as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway was acquired by Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. In November 1922, the station was relocated to its present site, with the former station becoming Kotohira Station of the Kotohira Sangu Electric Railway (later Kotosan Kotohira Station, now Hira Onsen Kotosankaku, also known as a hot spring inn). The current station building was completed in 1936. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[5][6]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "讃岐鉄道開業120年記念し多彩なイベント／23日". Shikoku Shimbun. 14 May 2009.
- ^ "鉄道ジャーナル". Railway Journal. 21 (6). 鉄道ジャーナル社: 61–63. May 1987.
- ^ "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ 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. 633. 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. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Kotohira Station (Kagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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