Takinomiya Station

Takinomiya Station

滝宮駅
Station entrance
Takinomiya Station entrance
General information
LocationTakinomiya, Ayagawa-cho, Ayauta-gun, Kagawa-ken 761-2305
Japan
Coordinates34°14′53″N 133°55′20″E / 34.2481°N 133.9223°E / 34.2481; 133.9223
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s)■ Kotohira Line
Distance20.7 km from Takamatsu-Chikkō
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeK15
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)
Passengers
FY 2019556 daily[1]
Location
Takinomiya Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Takinomiya Station
Takinomiya Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Takinomiya Station is located in Japan
Takinomiya Station
Takinomiya Station
Takinomiya Station (Japan)

Takinomiya Station (滝宮駅, Takinomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ayagawa, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K15".

Lines

Takinomiya Station is a station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 20.7 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station. Takinomiya is the terminus for some services from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. It is the only staffed station on the Kotohira Line outside of Takamatsu City.[3] The station building has been in use since the opening of the line in 1926, and has been certified as a modern industrial heritage.

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Ayagawa   Kotohira Line   Hayuka

History

Takinomiya Station opened on December 21, 1926 as a station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 1317
2012 1307
2013 1167
2014 647
2015 624
2016 578
2017 556
  • Station platform
    Station platform
  • A Kotoden 300 series at Takinomiya
    A Kotoden 300-series at Takinomiya
  • A Kotoden 1200 series arriving at Takinomiya
    A Kotoden 1200 series arriving at Takinomiya

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "The KOTOHIRA-Line timetable (outbound)". Kotoden (in Japanese). December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  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.

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