Kawaramachi Station (Kagawa)

Kawaramachi Station (瓦町駅, Kawaramachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan.[2] It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and has station designations "K02", "N02" and "S00".[2]

Kawaramachi Station

瓦町駅
Kawaramachi Station exterior, February 2022
General information
Location1-chome Tokiwacho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0054
Japan
Coordinates34°20′21″N 134°3′9.5″E / 34.33917°N 134.052639°E / 34.33917; 134.052639
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeK02 (Kotohira Line)
N02 (Nagao Line)
S00 (Shido Line)
History
OpenedApril 22, 1915 (1915-04-22)
Previous namesTakamatsu (to 1941); Kotoden Takamatsu (to 1954)
Passengers
FY201714,223 per day [1]
Location
Kawaramachi Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Kawaramachi Station
Kawaramachi Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Kawaramachi Station is located in Japan
Kawaramachi Station
Kawaramachi Station
Kawaramachi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kawaramachi Station is served by the Kotoden Kotohira Line, Kotoden Nagao Line, and Kotoden Shido Line. It forms the terminus of the 14.6 kilometer Kotoden Nagao Line to Nagao and the 12.5 kilometer Kotoden Shido Line to Kotoden-Shido, although many Nagao Line services start and terminate at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station. It is located 32.9 km from the opposing terminus of the Kotohira line at Kotoden-Kotohira Station.

Layout

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The station is an elevated station integrated with the Kotoden Kawaramachi Building completed in 1996, and the Kotohira Line and Nagao Line platforms are located on the first floor of the building. The Kotohira Line has one island platform and two tracks (platforms 1 and 2), and the Nagao Line has one side platform and one track (platform 3). The Nagao Line joins the Kotohira Line on the Kataharamachi side. Also, on the Hanazono side, there are siding tracks with effective lengths of 6 cars and 4 cars. The Shido Line has two tracks (platforms 4 and 5) on one side of the deadheaded platform across the road in the northeastern part of the building, and only platform 4 is used for trains arriving and departing during non-rush hours. The tracks are not connected to the Kotohira and Nagao lines. The Kotohira Line/Nagao Line platform is connected by a connecting walkway on the second floor above ground. There are two ticket gates, one on the second floor of the station building and the other on the ground floor at the end of the Shido Line platform. All lines can be used from both ticket gates.[3]

Platforms

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1  Kotoden Kotohira Line for Takamatsu-Chikkō
2  Kotoden Kotohira Line for Ritsurin-Kōen, Busshōzan, Takinomiya, and Kotoden-Kotohira
3  Kotoden Nagao Line for Nagao and Takamatsu-Chikkō
4/5  Kotoden Shido Line for Kotoden-Yashima, Yakuri, and Kotoden-Shido

Adjacent stations

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Service
Kataharamachi   Kotohira Line   Ritsurin-Kōen
Terminus   Nagao Line   Hanazono
Terminus   Shido Line   Imabashi

History

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Kawaramachi Station opened on 22 April 1915.[2] It was renamed Takamatsu Station (高松駅) on 22 April 1927 and Kotoden Takamatsu Station (琴電高松駅) in August 1941, before reverting to its original name on 1 January 1954.

Surrounding area

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  • Takamatsu Central Shopping Street
  • Jobancho Shopping Street
  • Minamishinmachi Shopping Street
  • Takamatsu City Hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ^ 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. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.
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  • Official timetable (in Japanese)
  • Kawaramachi Station Barrier free guidebook for Sanuki stations (さぬき路鉄道駅のバリアフリー手帖, Sanuki Rotetsudō no bariafurii Techō.) (in Japanese)