Kanzaki Station (神前駅, Kanzaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T16".[1][2]
T16 Kanzaki Station 神前駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kanzaki Station, March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sangawamachi Kanzaki, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2323 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′58″N 134°12′33″E / 34.28278°N 134.20917°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kōtoku Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 23.4 km (14.5 mi) from Takamatsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No - short flight of steps from station building to platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | T16 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 January 1952 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 868 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 23.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editKanzaki Station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A short flight of steps leads up to the platform, rendering the station non-wheelchair accessible.[2][3][5]
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kanzaki Station on 27 January 1952 as an added 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]
Surrounding area
edit- Sanuki Municipal Kanzaki Elementary School
- Fujii Gakuen Samukawa High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "神前" [Kanzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 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. pp. 33, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Kanzaki Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "神前駅" [Kanzaki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 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. 649. 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.
External links
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- Station Timetable(in Japanese)
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