Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station
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Shōwachō T27 towards Takamatsu | Kōtoku Line | Ritsurin T25 towards Tokushima | ||
Uzushio does not stop here |
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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.
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
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "栗林公園北口" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "栗林公園北口駅" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Station timetable(in Japanese)
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- Tokushima
- Sako
- Yoshinari
- Shōzui
- Ikenotani
- Bandō
- Awa-Kawabata
- Itano
- Awa-Ōmiya
- Sanuki-Aioi
- Hiketa
- Sanuki-Shirotori
- Sambommatsu
- Nibu
- Tsuruwa
- Sanuki-Tsuda
- Kanzaki
- Zōda
- Orange Town
- Shido
- Sanuki-Mure
- Yakuriguchi
- Furutakamatsu-Minami
- Yashima
- Kitachō
- Ritsurin
- Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi
- Shōwachō
- Takamatsu
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