Kotohira Station

Kotohira Station

琴平駅
Kotohira Station; 琴平駅
JR-Shikoku commuter rail station
	Kotohira Station, 2021
General information
Location	864, Enai Aza-Yokoze, Nakatado-gun, Kotohira-cho, Kagawa-ken; Japan
Coordinates	34°11′30.85″N 133°49′16.66″E
Owned by	Shikoku Railway Company
Operated by	Shikoku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	11.3 km (7.0 mi) from Tadotsu; 64.0 km (39.8 mi) from Okayama; 44.0 km (27.3 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Train operators	Shikoku Railway Company
Bus stands	yes
Connections	Kotoden: ■ Kotohira Line (via Kotoden-Kotohira Station)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	yes
Accessible	None
Other information
Station code	D15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 May 1889[1]
Electrified	1987[2]
Passengers
2019	1,151 daily
Services
■ Dosan Line
Location
	Kotohira Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Kotohira Station Kotohira Station (Japan)

Kotohira Station (琴平駅, Kotohira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D15".[3]

Lines

Kotohira Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 11.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu and 44.0 kilometers from Takamatsu. All regular trains including limited express trains stop here.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms and four tracks. The station is staffed. This station is the southern end of the ICOCA area of JR Shikoku, and transportation IC cards cannot be used beyond this point. This station is also the end of the electrified section of the Dosan Line.

1	■ ■ Dosan Line	for Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama
2・3・4	■ ■ Dosan Line	for Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama
2・3・4	■ ■ Dosan Line	for Awa-Ikeda, Kōchi and Nakamura

Exterior prior to renovation work
Interior
Kiosk
Platform

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Zentsūji (D14)	-	Shioiri (D15)

History

Kotohira Station opened on 23 May 1889 as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway was acquired by Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. In November 1922, the station was relocated to its present site, with the former station becoming Kotohira Station of the Kotohira Sangu Electric Railway (later Kotosan Kotohira Station, now Hira Onsen Kotosankaku, also known as a hot spring inn). The current station building was completed in 1936. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[4][5]

Surrounding area

References

"讃岐鉄道開業120年記念し多彩なイベント／23日". Shikoku Shimbun. 14 May 2009.
Railway Journal. 鉄道ジャーナル社. 21 (6): 61–63. May 1987. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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. 633. 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. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Kotohira Station (Kagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[shikoku-np-2009-5-14-1] "讃岐鉄道開業120年記念し多彩なイベント／23日". Shikoku Shimbun. 14 May 2009.

[2] Railway Journal. 鉄道ジャーナル社. 21 (6): 61–63. May 1987. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[dosanstation-3] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[teishajo-4] 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. 633. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[5] 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.