Shōwachō Station (昭和町駅, Shōwachō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T27".[1][2]
T27 Shōwachō Station 昭和町駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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1.JPG) Shōwachō station in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-4 Shōwachō, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 760-0014 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°20′39″N 134°01′56″E / 34.34417°N 134.03222°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kōtoku Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Takamatsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp leads up to platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | T27 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 March 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1,032 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 1.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editShōwachō 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 and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened Shōwachō Station on 23 March 1987 as an additional stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. Just a few days later, on 1 April 1987, JNR was privatized and control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- TKagawa University Saiwaimachi Campus (Headquarters/Faculty of Education/Faculty of Economics/Faculty of Law)
- Takamatsu City Historical Museum
- Kan Kikuchi Memorial Museum
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "昭和町" [Shōwachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 20, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Shōwachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "昭和町駅" [Shōwachō 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.
External links
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- Station timetable(in Japanese)
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