Kitachō Station
34°19′56″N 134°04′47″E / 34.3321°N 134.0798°E / 34.3321; 134.0798
Preceding station | JR Shikoku | Following station | ||
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Ritsurin T25 towards Takamatsu | Kōtoku Line | Yashima T23 towards Tokushima | ||
Uzushio does not stop here |
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Kitachō Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa PrefectureKitachō Station Kitachō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kitachō Station (木太町駅, Kitachō-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 "T24".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 6.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
Kitachō 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 for waiting passengers and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. A parking area for bicycles is provided near the station entrance.[2][3][5]
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kitachō Station on 1 November 1986 as a temporary 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
- Takamatsu Municipal Kitakita Elementary School
- Takamatsu University
- Takamatsu Junior College
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "木太町駅" [Kitachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 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, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Kitachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "木太町駅" [Kitachō 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
- Station timetable(in Japanese)
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