Sanuki-Shirotori Station
Sanuki-Shirotori Station (讃岐白鳥駅, Sanuki-Shirotori-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T11".[1][2]
Sanuki-Shirotori Station 讃岐白鳥駅 | |
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Location | 648-2 Matsubara, Higashikagawa-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-2702 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°14′36″N 134°21′56″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Kōtoku Line |
Distance | 40.7 km from Takamatsu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | Yes - platforms have their own entrances from their access roads |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | T11 |
History | |
Opened | 15 April 1928 |
Previous names | Sanuki-Shiratori (until 15 December 1956) |
Location | |
Sanuki-Shirotori Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 40.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. The platforms are linked by a footbridge but it is also possible to access platform 2 directly from the south entrance of the station. A bike shed is provided just outside this entrance.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Limited Express Services | ||||
Hiketa | Uzushio | Sambommatsu | ||
Kōtoku Line | ||||
Hiketa | Local | Sambommatsu |
History
The station was opened on 15 April 1928 as an intermediate stop when the track of the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards to Hiketa from Sanuki-Tsuda. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). On 15 December 1956, the reading of the station name was changed from "Sanuki-Shiratori" to "Sanuki-Shirotori" with no change in the kanji. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "讃岐白鳥" [Sanuki-Shirotori]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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. 32, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
- "Sanuki-Shirotori Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "讃岐白鳥駅" [Sanuki-Tsuda Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 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. 649. 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.