Kitachō Station
Kitachō Station 木太町駅 | |||||
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![]() Kitachō Station in 2008 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Kitachō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0080 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°19′56″N 134°04′47″E / 34.3321°N 134.0798°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Kōtoku Line | ||||
Distance | 6.7 km from Takamatsu | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | T24 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 November 1986 | ||||
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Kitachō Station (木太町駅, Kitachō-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T26".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 6.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housimng an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. A parking area for bicycles is provided near the station entrance.[2][5][3]
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Kōtoku Line | ||||
Ritsurin | Local | Yashima |
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kitachō on 1 November 1986 as a temporary stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control and the stop was upgraded to a full station.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "木太町駅" [Kitachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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. p. 28, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Kitachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "木太町駅" [Kitachō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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. 648. 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. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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