Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station (栗林公園北口駅, Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T26".[1][2]
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station 栗林公園北口駅 | |
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Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station in 2015 | |
Location | 10 Nakanochō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0008 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°20′03″N 134°02′30″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Kōtoku Line |
Distance | 3.2 km from Takamatsu |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Parking | Under elevated structure |
Bicycle facilities | Under elevated structure |
Disabled access | No - steps lead up to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | T27 |
History | |
Opened | 1 November 1986 |
Location | |
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 3.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers and automatic ticket vending machines are installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Parking for cars and bicycles is available under the elevated structure.[2][5][3]
- A view of the station entrance and elevated structure. The red torii is not the entrance but leads to a Shinto shrine. The station entrance is to the right of it.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Kōtoku Line | ||||
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Shōwachō | Local | Ritsurin |
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi 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]
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "栗林公園北口" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- 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.
- "Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "栗林公園北口駅" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.
- 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.
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