Konzōji Station

Konzōji Station (金蔵寺駅, Konzōji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D13".^[1][2]

Konzōji Station 金蔵寺駅
Konzōji Station in 2016
General information
Location	Inagicho, Zentsuji-shi, Kagawa-ken 765-0022 Japan
Coordinates	34°14′52″N 133°46′40″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	3.7 km (2.3 mi) from Tadotsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - platforms linked by level crossing
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	D13
History
Opened	6 October 1896 (1896-10-06)
Passengers
FY2019	275
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Lines

Konzōji Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 3.7 km (2.3 mi) from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3][4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A small tiled concrete building serves as a waiting room and is linked to platform 1. Access to platform 2 is by means of a level crossing.^[2][5][6]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Tadotsu		Local	Zentsūji

History

Konzōji Station opened on 6 October 1896, as an additional station of the existing track built by the Sanuki Railway (讃岐鉄道, Sanuki Tetsudo) from Tadotsu to Kotohira. On 1 December 1904, the railway was acquired by the Sanyō Railway (山陽鉄道, San'yō-tetsudō) and the station formed part of the Yosan Line. The Sanyō Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1906, and the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR) which renamed the network the Sanuki Line, and later, the Yosan Mainline. On 28 November 1935, the stretch from Tadotsu to Awa-Ikeda, including Konzōji, was separated out and became the Dosan Line. Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, was privatized on 1 April 1987, and control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[3][7]

Surrounding area

• Konzō-ji (金倉寺), the 76th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage is about 400 metres to the northeast of the station.^[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "金蔵寺駅" [Konzōji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
3. 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. 663. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "Konzōji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. "土讃線　多度津－阿波池田間　その1" [Dosan Line Tadotsu - Awa-Ikeda Part 1]. kukanzeneki.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
6. 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. 24, 78. ISBN 9784062951609.
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. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. "金倉寺" [Konzō-ji]. Official website of the temple. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

External links

• JR Shikoku timetable