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Kotoden-Kotohira Station

Coordinates: 34°11′27″N 133°49′09″E / 34.1909°N 133.8192°E / 34.1909; 133.8192
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Kotoden-Kotohira Station

琴電琴平駅
Kotoden-Kotohira Station, 2021
General information
Location360-22, Kotohira, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken 766-0001
Japan
Coordinates34°11′27″N 133°49′09″E / 34.1909°N 133.8192°E / 34.1909; 133.8192
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s) Kotohira Line
Distance32.9 km from Takamatsu-Chikkō
Platforms1 island platform
Connections JR Shikoku: Dosan Line (via Kotohira Station)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeK21
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)
Previous namesKotohira Station (to 1942)
Passengers
FY20171,461daily[1]
Location
Kotoden-Kotohira Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Kotoden-Kotohira Station
Kotoden-Kotohira Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Kotoden-Kotohira Station is located in Japan
Kotoden-Kotohira Station
Kotoden-Kotohira Station
Kotoden-Kotohira Station (Japan)
Kotoden-Kotohira Station Platform and train

Kotoden-Kotohira Station (琴電琴平駅, Kotoden-Kotohira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotohira, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K21".

Lines

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Kotoden-Kotohira Station is the southwestern terminus of the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 32.9 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

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The station consists of one dead-headed island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located at the end of the platform. [2]

Adjacent stations

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Service
Enai   Kotohira Line   Terminus

History

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Kotoden-Kotohira Station opened on March 15, 1927 as Kotohira Station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. It was renamed to its present name in 1942. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger. The current station building was completed in 1988.

Surrounding area

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Passenger statistics

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Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 1,251
2012 1,266
2013 1,354
2014 1,441
2015 1,447
2016 1,477
2017 1,461

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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