Hara Station (Kagawa)

Location
	Hara Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Hara Station Hara Station (Japan)

Hara Station

原駅
Hara Station; 原駅
	Hara Station platform
General information
Location	Murechohara, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0123; Japan
Coordinates	34°19′35″N 134°09′49″E / 34.3265°N 134.1636°E
Operated by	Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s)	■ Shido Line
Distance	11.5 km from Kawaramachi
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	S14
History
Opened	November 18, 1911
Passengers
FY2017	172 per day
Location
Location
	Hara Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Hara Station Hara Station (Japan)

Hara Station (原駅, Hara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S14".

Lines

Hara Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 11.5 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station entrance has a slope from the back of both ends of the platform to the central part of the platform. The station is unattended.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kotoden Shido Line
Fusazaki		Local		Kotoden-Shido

History

Hara Station opened on November 18, 1911 on the Tosan Electric Tramway. It became a station of the Sanuki Electric Railway in 1942. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway. Operations were suspended on January 26, 1945 from Yakuri Station to this station, but were reopened on October 9, 1949.

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	193
2012	198
2013	176
2014	151
2015	156
2016	175
2017	172

Surrounding area

Shido Bay
Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Japan National Route 11

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
^ 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.