Kurikuma Station

Kurikuma Station (栗熊駅, Kurikuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Marugame, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K17".

Kurikuma Station 栗熊駅
Kurikuma Station platform
General information
Location	Ayautacho Kurikumahigashi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-2406 Japan
Coordinates	34.2339°N 133.8842°E / 34.2339; 133.8842
Operated by	Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s)	■ Kotohira Line
Distance	24.6 km from Takamatsu-Chikkō
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	K17
History
Opened	March 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)
Passengers
FY 2019	618 daily[1]
Location Hayuka Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Hayuka Station Hayuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kurikuma Station is a statin on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 24.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[2] It used to be an interchangeable station with 2 platforms and 2 tracks, but now one platform has been removed and the site is being used as a monthly parking lot. There are three entrances to the station: both ends of the platform and the side of the station waiting area (near the entrance to the national highway pedestrian bridge).

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Hayuka		Kotohira Line		Okada

History

Kurikuma Station opened on March 15, 1927 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

• Japan National Route 32
• Kagawa Prefectural Road No. 22 Zentsuji Ayaka Line
• Marugame City Ayaka Library

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day [1]
Year	Ridership
2011	551
2012	534
2013	514
2014	551
2015	586
2016	577
2017	618

Gallery

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  West entrance
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  East entrance
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  Station sign

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2019.
2. 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.

External links

• Media related to Kurikuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)