Kotoden-Yashima Station

Kotoden-Yashima Station (琴電屋島駅, Kotoden-Yashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S06".

Kotoden-Yashima Station

琴電屋島駅
Kotoden-Yashima Station platform
General information
LocationYashima Nakamachi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0112
Japan
Coordinates34°20′29.5″N 134°6′21.1″E / 34.341528°N 134.105861°E / 34.341528; 134.105861
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s) Shido Line
Distance5.0 km from Kawaramachi
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeC06
History
Opened18 November 1911 (1911-11-18)
Passengers
FY2018790 daily [1]
Location
Kotoden-Yashima Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Kotoden-Yashima Station
Kotoden-Yashima Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Kotoden-Yashima Station is located in Japan
Kotoden-Yashima Station
Kotoden-Yashima Station
Kotoden-Yashima Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kotoden-Yashima Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 5.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.

Layout

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Kotoden-Yashima Station features a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. However, only the side platform and one side of the island platform is used in regular service. The station building is located on the eastbound (side) platform, and the two platforms are connected by a level crossing. The station is unmanned.[2]

Platforms

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1  Kotoden Shido Line for Kawaramachi
2  Kotoden Shido Line for Ōmachi, Kotoden-Shido

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Kotoden Shido Line
Katamoto   Local   Furu-Takamatsu

History

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Kotoden-Yashima Station opened on November 18, 1911 on the Tosan Electric Tramway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway.[3] The station building was marked as being a modern industrial heritage on February 6, 2009 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Yashima
  • Takamatsu City Yashima Stadium
  • Takamatsu Municipal Yashima Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データの詳細". nlftp.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  2. ^ 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2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.
  3. ^ 大蔵省印刷局 (1911-11-30), 官報 1911年11月30日 (in Japanese), 日本マイクロ写真, doi:10.11501/2951891, retrieved 2022-03-27
  4. ^ "近代化産業遺産群 続33" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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