Kotohira Station

For the Kotoden station, see Kotoden-Kotohira Station.

Kotohira Station (琴平駅, Kotohira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D15".^[4]

Kotohira Station 琴平駅
JR-Shikoku commuter rail station
Kotohira Station, 2021
General information
Location	864, Enai Aza-Yokoze, Nakatado-gun, Kotohira-cho, Kagawa-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°11′30.85″N 133°49′16.66″E
Owned by	Shikoku Railway Company
Operated by	Shikoku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	11.3 km (7.0 miles) from Tadotsu 64.0 km (39.8 miles) from Okayama 44.0 km (27.3 miles) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Train operators	Shikoku Railway Company
Bus stands	yes
Connections	Kotoden: ■ Kotohira Line (via Kotoden-Kotohira Station)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	yes
Accessible	None
Other information
Station code	D15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 May 1889 (1889-05-23)[1]
Electrified	1987[2]
Passengers
FY2023	967 daily[3]
Services
Preceding station   JR Shikoku   Following station ■ Dosan Line Zentsūji Toward Tadotsu, Takamatsu   Rapid   Terminus Zentsūji Toward Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama   Local   Shioiri Toward Awa-Ikeda, Kōchi and Nakamura
Location Kotohira Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kotohira Station Kotohira Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kotohira Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 11.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu and 44.0 kilometers from Takamatsu. All regular trains including limited express trains stop here.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms and four tracks. The station is staffed. This station is the southern end of the ICOCA area of JR Shikoku, and transportation IC cards cannot be used beyond this point. This station is also the end of the electrified section of the Dosan Line.

1	■ ■ Dosan Line	for Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama
2・3・4	■ ■ Dosan Line	for Tadotsu, Takamatsu and Okayama
	■ ■ Dosan Line	for Awa-Ikeda, Kōchi and Nakamura

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  Exterior prior to renovation work
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  Interior
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  Kiosk
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  Platform

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Zentsūji (D14)		-		Shioiri (D15)

History

Kotohira Station opened on 23 May 1889 as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway was acquired by Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. In November 1922, the station was relocated to its present site, with the former station becoming Kotohira Station of the Kotohira Sangu Electric Railway (later Kotosan Kotohira Station, now Hira Onsen Kotosankaku, also known as a hot spring inn). The current station building was completed in 1936. 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.^[5][6]

Surrounding area

• Kotohira-gū
• Konpira Grand Theatre
• Kotoden-Kotohira Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "讃岐鉄道開業120年記念し多彩なイベント／23日". Shikoku Shimbun. 14 May 2009.
2. "鉄道ジャーナル". Railway Journal. 21 (6). 鉄道ジャーナル社: 61–63. May 1987.
3. "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
4. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. 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.
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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Kotohira Station (Kagawa) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)