Kan'onji Station

Coordinates: 34°07′28″N 133°39′21″E / 34.12444°N 133.65583°E / 34.12444; 133.65583
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Y19
Kan'onji Station

観音寺駅
Kan'onji Station in 2018
General information
Location1-4 Sakaemachi, Kanonji-shi, Kagawa-ken 768-0072
Japan
Coordinates34°07′28″N 133°39′21″E / 34.12444°N 133.65583°E / 34.12444; 133.65583
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance56.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks4 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusStaffed - (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeY19
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1913 (1913-12-20)
Passengers
FY20191609
Location
Kan'onji Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Kan'onji Station
Kan'onji Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Kan'onji Station is located in Japan
Kan'onji Station
Kan'onji Station
Kan'onji Station (Japan)

Kan'onji Station (観音寺駅, Kan'onji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y19".[1][2]

Platforms, 2021

Lines[edit]

Kan'onji Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 56.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which start from the station for Okayama.[4]

The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[4]

Layout[edit]

The station consists of two side platforms and one island platforms serving four tracks. A station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Platform 1 is accessed directly through the ticket gate from the station building. Platforms 2 and 3 (island) and platform 4 (side) are accessed by means of an underpass. Parking and car rental are available.[2][5][6] Two sidings branch off the main tracks.[3]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Takase Shiokaze Kawanoe
Takase Ishizuchi Kawanoe
Takase Midnight Express Takamatsu Kawanoe
Takase Morning Express Takamatsu Kawanoe
Yosan Line
Motoyama Rapid Sunport Toyohama
Motoyama Nanpū Relay Toyohama
Motoyama Local Toyohama
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Terminus Local Motoyama

History[edit]

Kan'onji Station opened on 20 December 1913 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Tadotsu. It became a through-station on 1 April 1916 when the line was further extended to Kawanoe. 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.[7][8]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Kanonji City Hall
  • Kanonji Civic Hall
  • Kanonji City Central Library
  • Kagawa Prefectural Kanonji General High School
  • Kagawa Prefectural Kannonji First High School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "観音寺" [Kan'onji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 9, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ a b "Kan'onji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ "観音寺駅" [Kan'onji Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ "観音寺駅" [Kan'onji]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 634. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links[edit]

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