Kan'onji Station

Kan'onji Station (観音寺駅, Kan'onji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y19".^[2][3]

Platforms, 2021

Y19 Kan'onji Station 観音寺駅
Kan'onji Station in 2018
General information
Location	1-4 Sakaemachi, Kanonji-shi, Kagawa-ken 768-0072 Japan
Coordinates	34°07′28″N 133°39′21″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	56.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	4 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Staffed - (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	Y19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 December 1913 (1913-12-20)
Passengers
FY2023	1410[1]
Location Kan'onji Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kan'onji Station Kan'onji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kan'onji Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 56.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[4] Yosan 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 start from the station for Okayama.^[5]

The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:^[5]

• Shiokaze - from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima
• Ishizuchi - from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and Uwajima
• Midnight Express Takamatsu - from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijo
• Morning Express Takamatsu - from Iyo-Saijo to Takamatsu

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms and one island platforms serving four tracks. A station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Platform 1 is accessed directly through the ticket gate from the station building. Platforms 2 and 3 (island) and platform 4 (side) are accessed by means of an underpass. Parking and car rental are available.^[3][6][7] Two sidings branch off the main tracks.^[4]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Takase		Shiokaze	Kawanoe
Takase		Ishizuchi	Kawanoe
Takase		Midnight Express Takamatsu	Kawanoe
Takase		Morning Express Takamatsu	Kawanoe
Yosan Line
Motoyama		Rapid Sunport	Toyohama
Motoyama		Nanpū Relay	Toyohama
Motoyama		Local	Toyohama
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Terminus		Local	Motoyama

History

Kan'onji Station opened on 20 December 1913 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Tadotsu. It became a through-station on 1 April 1916 when the line was further extended to Kawanoe. 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.^[8][9]

Surrounding area

• Kanonji City Hall
• Kanonji Civic Hall
• Kanonji City Central Library
• Kagawa Prefectural Kanonji General High School
• Kagawa Prefectural Kannonji First High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan