Kaiganji Station

Kaiganji Station (海岸寺駅, Kaiganji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tadotsu, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y13".^[1][2]

Y13 Kaiganji Station 海岸寺駅
Kaiganji Station in 2011
General information
Location	Nishishirakata, Tadotsu, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken 764-0037 Japan
Coordinates	34°15′13″N 133°43′47″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	36.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y13
History
Opened	20 December 1913 (1913-12-20)
Passengers
FY2019	144
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Lines

Kaiganji Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 36.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Dosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. Dosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from Kan'onji to Okayama.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A station building serves as a waiting room with an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][5] A siding branches off on the side of platform 1.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Tadotsu		Local	Tsushimanomiya (when open)
Tadotsu		Local	Takuma
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Takuma		Local	Tadotsu

History

Kaiganji Station opened on 20 December 1913 as an intermediate stop when the track of the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Tadotsu to Kan'onji. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6][7]

Surrounding area

• Kaigan-ji Temple
• Kaiganji Beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "海岸寺" [Kaiganji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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.
4. "Kaiganji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. "海岸寺駅" [Kaiganji Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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. 633. 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. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• Station timetable

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