Rokumanji Station (六万寺駅, Rokumanji-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 "S09".

Rokumanji Station

六万寺駅
Station platform
Rokumanji Station platform
General information
LocationMurecho Mure, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0121
Japan
Coordinates34°20′34″N 134°08′02″E / 34.3428°N 134.1340°E / 34.3428; 134.1340
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s) Shido Line
Distance7.8 km from Kawaramachi
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS09
History
OpenedNovember 18, 1911 (1911-11-18)
Previous namesMure (1949-1955)
Passengers
FY2017967 per day[1]
Location
Rokumanji Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Rokumanji Station
Rokumanji Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Rokumanji Station is located in Japan
Rokumanji Station
Rokumanji Station
Rokumanji Station (Japan)

Lines

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Rokumanji Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 7.8 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[2]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Kotoden Shido Line
Yakuri   Local   Ōmachi

History

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Rokumanji Station opened on November 18, 1911 on the Tosan Electric Tramway. It became a station of the Sanuki Electric Railway in 1942. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway. Operations were suspended on January 26, 1945, but were reopened on October 9, 1949 with the station renamed Mure Station (牟礼駅). The name reverted to Rokumanji Station on February 1, 1955.

Passenger statistics

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Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 1,057
2012 1,082
2013 1,068
2014 1,018
2015 978
2016 954
2017 967

Surrounding area

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  • Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Kita Junior and Senior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  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.
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