Shōwachō Station (Kagawa)

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Shōwachō Station

昭和町駅
Shōwachō Station (Kagawa)1.JPG
Shōwachō station in 2015
Location1-4 Shōwachō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0014
Japan
Coordinates34°20′39″N 134°01′56″E / 34.34417°N 134.03222°E / 34.34417; 134.03222Coordinates: 34°20′39″N 134°01′56″E / 34.34417°N 134.03222°E / 34.34417; 134.03222
Operated byJR logo (shikoku).svg JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Kōtoku Line
Distance1.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT27
History
Opened23 March 1987 (1987-03-23)
Location
Shōwachō Station is located in Japan
Shōwachō Station
Shōwachō Station
Location within Japan

Shōwachō Station (昭和町駅, Shōwachō-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T27".[1][2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 1.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout[]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Kōtoku Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Takamatsu   Local   Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi

History[]

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 23 March 1987 as an additional stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. Just a few days later, on 1 April 1987, JNR was privatized and control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

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 "昭和町" [Shōwachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: ��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. ^ "Shōwachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "昭和町駅" [Shōwachō 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.


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