Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station

Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station (栗林公園北口駅, Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi-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 "T26".[1][2]

T26
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station

栗林公園北口駅
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station in 2015
General information
Location10 Nakanochō, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 760-0008
Japan
Coordinates34°20′03″N 134°02′30″E / 34.3343°N 134.0417°E / 34.3343; 134.0417
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingUnder elevated structure
Bicycle facilitiesUnder elevated structure
AccessibleNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT27
History
Opened1 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-01)
Passengers
FY2019928
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Shōwachō
T27
towards Takamatsu
Kōtoku Line Ritsurin
T25
towards Tokushima
     Uzushio does not stop here
Location
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station is located in Japan
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station (Japan)

Lines

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The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 3.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

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Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers and automatic ticket vending machines are installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Parking for cars and bicycles is available under the elevated structure.[2][5][3]

History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi 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

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  • Ritsurin Garden
  • Iwashio Hachiman Shrine
  • Eimei High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "栗林公園北口" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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. 20, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "栗林公園北口駅" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi 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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