Yakuriguchi Station (八栗口駅, Yakuriguchi-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 "T21".[1][2]
T21 Yakuriguchi Station 八栗口駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Yakuriguchi Station, July 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 249-2 Nakadai, Murecho Mure, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 761-0121 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°20′25″N 134°08′05″E / 34.3402°N 134.1348°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kōtoku Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Takamatsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike parking under platform | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramps lead up to platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | T21 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1961 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 490 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 12.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editYakuriguchi Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 on the north side is the through-track while track 2 is the passing loop. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but shelters are provided on both platforms for waiting passengers. Bth platforms also have a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine). Separate ramps lead up to each platform from the access road. There is no direct link between the platforms and a nearby road level crossing must be used. Bicycle parking is provided underneath platform 2.[2][3][5]
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened Yakuriguchi Station on 1 September 1961 as an added stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control of the station. On 14 March 1998, the station was moved 300 m along the line further from Takamatsu.[6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- Takamatsu City Hall Mure Branch
- Ōmachi Station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Shido Line
- Yakuri-ji temple
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "八栗口駅" [Yakuriguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 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. 28, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Yakuriguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "八栗口駅" [Yakuriguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 22 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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