Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station

T26 Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station 栗林公園北口駅
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station in 2015
General information
Location	10 Nakanochō, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 760-0008 Japan
Coordinates	34°20′03″N 134°02′30″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line
Distance	3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Under elevated structure
Bicycle facilities	Under elevated structure
Accessible	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T27
History
Opened	1 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-01)
Passengers
FY2019	928
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Shōwachō T27 towards Takamatsu Kōtoku Line Ritsurin T25 towards Tokushima      Uzushio does not stop here
Location Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station (栗林公園北口駅, Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T26".^[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 3.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers and automatic ticket vending machines are installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Parking for cars and bicycles is available under the elevated structure.^[2][5][3]

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  A view of the station entrance and elevated structure. The red torii is not the entrance but leads to a Shinto shrine. The station entrance is to the right of it.

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station on 1 November 1986 as a temporary stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control and the stop was upgraded to a full station.^[6][7]

Surrounding area

• Ritsurin Garden
• Iwashio Hachiman Shrine
• Eimei High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "栗林公園北口" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
3. 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
5. "栗林公園北口駅" [Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. 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. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• Station timetable(in Japanese)