Kitachō Station

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]

T24
Kitachō Station

木太町駅
Kitachō Station in 2008
General information
Location3065-3 Kitamachi , Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 760-0080
Japan
Coordinates34°19′56″N 134°04′47″E
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance6.7 km (4.2 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT24
History
Opened1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)
Passengers
FY2019688
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Ritsurin
T25
towards Takamatsu
 Kōtoku Line Yashima
T23
towards Tokushima
     Uzushio does not stop here
Location
Kitachō Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Kitachō Station
Kitachō Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Kitachō Station is located in Japan
Kitachō Station
Kitachō Station
Kitachō Station (Japan)

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

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "木太町駅" [Kitachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "Kitachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "木太町駅" [Kitachō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
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