Marugame Station (丸亀駅, Marugame-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y10".[2]
Y10 Marugame Station 丸亀駅 | |||||
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.JPG) Marugame Station, August 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hamamachi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa-ken 763-0022 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′30″N 133°47′35″E / 34.2916°N 133.7930°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 28.5 km fromTakamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Station code | Y10 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 23 May 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2023 | 3,707[1] | ||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 28.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu[3] and 48.5 kilometers from Okayama. Except for special trains, all passenger trains including limited express trains stop at this station. In addition, there are several trains each day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editMarugame Station consists of two elevated side platforms. The station building contains a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[3][5]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Shikoku | ||||
| Yosan Line | ||||
| Utazu | Local | Sanuki-Shioya | ||
History
editMarugame Station opened on 23 May 1889, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. On 21 February 1891 the Sanuki Railway became the Sanyo Railway, which was subsequently nationalized on 1 December 1906. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku. The station was elevated in 1987.
Surrounding area
editMarugame Station is located almost halfway between Marugame Port, Marugame Castle, and Marugame City Hall. The Marugame Port Ferry Terminal (Shiwaku Islands Sea Route Terminal) is about 600m to the north, and the Marugame City Hall, which is located north of Marugame Castle, is about 800m to the south. Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art and Marugame City Central Library are located on the west side of the south exit station square.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ 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. 25, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Sanuki-Shioya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "讃岐塩屋駅" [Sanuki-Shioya Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
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