Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station

Railway station in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
34°20′03″N 134°02′30″E / 34.3343°N 134.0417°E / 34.3343; 134.0417Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR ShikokuLine(s)     Kōtoku LineDistance3.2 km (2.0 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParkingUnder elevated structureBicycle facilitiesUnder elevated structureAccessibleNo - steps lead up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeT27HistoryOpened1 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-01)PassengersFY2019928 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
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Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station is located in Japan
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station (Japan)
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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]

Lines

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

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]

  • A view of the station entrance and elevated structure. The red torii is not the entrance but leads to a Shinto shrine. The station entrance is to the right of it.
    A view of the station entrance and elevated structure. The red torii is not the entrance but leads to a Shinto shrine. The station entrance is to the right of it.

History

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

  • Ritsurin Garden
  • Iwashio Hachiman Shrine
  • Eimei High School

See also

References

  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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