Kokubu Station (Kagawa)

Kokubu Station (国分駅, Kokubu-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 "Y04".[1][2]

Y04
Kokubu Station

国分駅
Kokubu Station in 2011
General information
LocationKokubunjicho Kokubu, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-0102
Japan
Coordinates34°18′02″N 133°56′30″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance11.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY04
History
Opened21 February 1897 (1897-02-21)
Passengers
FY2019399
Location
Kokubu Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Kokubu Station
Kokubu Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Kokubu Station is located in Japan
Kokubu Station
Kokubu Station
Kokubu Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 11.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. Some trains of the Marine Liner rapid service on the Seto-Ohashi Line between Okayama and Takamatsu also stop at the station. Although Tadotsu is the official start of the Dosan Line, some of its local trains start from and return to Takamatsu. These trains also stop at Kokubu.[4]

Layout

Kokubu Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A concrete station building serve as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is unstaffed but a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is provided. In addition there is a siding serving a disused freight platform.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yosan Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Hashioka   Rapid Sunport   Kamogawa
Hashioka   Rapid Nanpū Relay   Kamogawa
Hashioka   Local   Sanuki-Fuchū
Dosan Line
Hashioka   Local   Sanuki-Fuchū
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Hashioka   Rapid Marine Liner   Kamogawa

History

Kokubu Station opened on 21 February 1897 as an intermediate stop when the track of the privately Sanuki Railway (later the Sanyo Railway) was extended from Marugame to Takamatsu. After the railway as nationalized on 1 December 1906, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over the station and operated it as part of the Sanuki Line (later the Sanyo and then the Yosan Main Line). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR, the successor of JGR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "国分" [Kokubu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 18, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Kokubu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "国分駅" [Kokubu Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 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. pp. 631–2. 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. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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