Yakuri Station

Yakuri Station (八栗駅, Yakuri-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 "S08".

Yakuri Station

八栗駅
Yakuri Station on October 2016
General information
LocationMurecho Mure, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0121
Japan
Coordinates34°20′40.7″N 134°7′19.2″E
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s) Shido Line
Distance6.7 km from Kawaramachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeS08
History
Opened18 November 1911 (1911-11-18)
Passengers
FY2018930 daily [1]
Location
Yakuri Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Yakuri Station
Yakuri Station (Japan)

Lines

Yakuri Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 6.7 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station].

Layout

Yakuri Station features two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is staffed, and is located to the north-west of the platforms. The platforms are connected by a level crossing.[2]

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kotoden Shido Line
Furu-Takamatsu   Local   Rokumanji

History

Yakuri 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]

Surrounding area

  • Yakuri-ji - 85th temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage
  • Takamatsu Municipal Tateishi Folklore Museum
  • Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

See also

References

  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
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