Kyōkaimae Station

Kyōkaimae Station (教会前駅, Kyōkaimae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N06".[1][2]

N07
Kyōkaimae Station

教会前駅
General information
LocationMuyacho Kizu, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 772-0004
Japan
Coordinates34°10′03″N 134°34′38″E
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)
  Naruto Line
Distance4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Ikenotani
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeN07
History
Opened1 January 1924 (1924-01-01)
Previous namesTenrikyōmae Stop (until 1 July 1933)
Passengers
FY201972
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Tatsumichi
N06
towards Ikenotani
 Naruto Line Konpiramae
N08
towards Naruto
Location
Kyōkaimae Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Kyōkaimae Station
Kyōkaimae Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Kyōkaimae Station is located in Japan
Kyōkaimae Station
Kyōkaimae Station
Kyōkaimae Station (Japan)

Lines

Kyōkaimae Station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 4.9 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]

History

The station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 January 1924 as Tenrikyōmae Stop (天理教前停留場, Tenrikyōmae-teiryūba). After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. It was upgraded and renamed as Kyōkaimae Station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, after some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line, Kyōkaimae became part of the Muya Line. On 1 March 1956, the line was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "教会前" [Kyōkaimae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 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. 34, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Kyōkaimae Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. "教会前駅" [Kyōkaimae Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 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. 653. 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. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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