Busshōzan Station

Busshōzan Station

仏生山駅
Station entrance
Busshōzan Station entrance, March 2011
General information
LocationBusshozancho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-8078
Japan
Coordinates34°17′00″N 134°02′34″E / 34.2833°N 134.0427°E / 34.2833; 134.0427
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s)■ Kotohira Line
Distance8.0 km from Takamatsu-Chikkō
Platforms1 island +1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes, park and ride
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeK06
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1926 (1926-12-21)
Passengers
FY20173,124 per day[1]
Location
Busshōzan Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Busshōzan Station
Busshōzan Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Busshōzan Station is located in Japan
Busshōzan Station
Busshōzan Station
Busshōzan Station (Japan)

Busshōzan Station (仏生山駅, Busshōzan-eki) i is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K06".

Lines

Busshōzan Station is a station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 8.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by level crossings. Track 3 on the island platform is short and can handle trains with a length of only two carriages, and it is dead headed. [2]

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Ōta   Kotohira Line   Kūkō-dōri

History

Busshōzan Station opened on December 21, 1926 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. In April 1987, the station building was relocated 336 meters in the direction of Kotoden Kotohira.

Surrounding area

The city of Takamatsu operates a park and ride lot near the station.[3]

  • Kagawa Prefectural Road No. 12 Miki Kokubunji Line
  • Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Busshozan Factory
  • Takamatsu Municipal Ryuun Junior High School

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 3,085
2012 2,976
2013 3,035
2014 2,964
2015 3,096
2016 3,195
2017 3,124

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  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.
  3. ^ "高松市パークアンドライド駐車場". Takamatsu City Official Web Site (in Japanese). April 1, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

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