Orange Town Station

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Orange Town Station

オレンジタウン駅
JRShikoku-Kotoku-line-T18-Orange-town-station-entrance-20100803.jpg
Orange Town Station in 2010
LocationShido, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-2101
Japan
Coordinates34°18′06″N 134°10′51″E / 34.3018°N 134.1809°E / 34.3018; 134.1809Coordinates: 34°18′06″N 134°10′51″E / 34.3018°N 134.1809°E / 34.3018; 134.1809
Operated byJR logo (shikoku).svg JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Kōtoku Line
Distance18.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - access to island platform by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT18
History
Opened14 March 1998 (1998-03-14)
Location
Orange Town Station is located in Japan
Orange Town Station
Orange Town Station
Location within Japan

Orange Town Station (オレンジタウン駅, Orenji-taun-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T18".[1][2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 18.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]

Layout[]

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building of modernistic concrete design is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform from the station building is by means of a footbridge which also gives access to the other of the tracks.[2][3][5]

  • A view of the station platform. The station building can be seen to the left. The footbridge extends to the right, permitting access to the station from the other side of the tracks.

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Shido   Uzushio   Sanuki-Tsuda
Kōtoku Line
Shido   Local   Zōda

History[]

The station was opened on 14 March 1998 as an added station on the existing Kōtoku Line by JRShikoku.[3]

See also[]

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "オレンジタウン" [Orange Town]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "Orange Town Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "オレンジタウン駅" [Orange Town Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.


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