Kyōkaimae Station

N07 Kyōkaimae Station 教会前駅
General information
Location	Muyacho Kizu, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 772-0004 Japan
Coordinates	34°10′03″N 134°34′38″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Naruto Line
Distance	4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Ikenotani
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	N07
History
Opened	1 January 1924; 101 years ago (1924-01-01)
Previous names	Tenrikyōmae Stop (until 1 July 1933)
Passengers
FY2019	72
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Tatsumichi N06 towards Ikenotani Naruto Line Konpiramae N08 towards Naruto
Location Kyōkaimae Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Show map of Tokushima Prefecture Kyōkaimae Station Kyōkaimae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kyōkaimae Station (教会前駅, Kyōkaimae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N06".[1][2]

Lines

Kyōkaimae Station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 4.9 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]

History

The station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 January 1924 as Tenrikyōmae Stop (天理教前停留場, Tenrikyōmae-teiryūba). After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. It was upgraded and renamed as Kyōkaimae Station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, after some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line, Kyōkaimae became part of the Muya Line. On 1 March 1956, the line was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

• Tenrikyō cathedral
• Japan National Route 11

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "教会前" [Kyōkaimae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
3. 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. 34, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Kyōkaimae Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
5. "教会前駅" [Kyōkaimae Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 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. 653. 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. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

Media related to Kyōkaimae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Shikoku timetable