Yakuriguchi Station

Yakuriguchi Station (八栗口駅, Yakuriguchi-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 "T21".[1][2]

T21
Yakuriguchi Station

八栗口駅
Yakuriguchi Station, July 2007
General information
Location249-2 Nakadai, Murecho Mure, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 761-0121
Japan
Coordinates34°20′25″N 134°08′05″E
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike parking under platform
AccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT21
History
Opened1 September 1961 (1961-09-01)
Passengers
FY2019490
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Furutakamatsu-Minami
T22
towards Takamatsu
 Kōtoku Line Sanuki-Mure
T20
towards Tokushima
     Uzushio does not stop here
Location
Yakuriguchi Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Yakuriguchi Station
Yakuriguchi Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Yakuriguchi Station is located in Japan
Yakuriguchi Station
Yakuriguchi Station
Yakuriguchi Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 12.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

Yakuriguchi Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 on the north side is the through-track while track 2 is the passing loop. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but shelters are provided on both platforms for waiting passengers. Bth platforms also have a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine). Separate ramps lead up to each platform from the access road. There is no direct link between the platforms and a nearby road level crossing must be used. Bicycle parking is provided underneath platform 2.[2][3][5]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Yakuriguchi Station on 1 September 1961 as an added stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control of the station. On 14 March 1998, the station was moved 300 m along the line further from Takamatsu.[6][7]

Surrounding area
    • Takamatsu City Hall Mure Branch
  • Ōmachi Station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Shido Line
  • Yakuri-ji temple

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "八栗口駅" [Yakuriguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 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, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Yakuriguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. "八栗口駅" [Yakuriguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 22 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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