Tadotsu Station

Y12D12
Tadotsu Station

多度津駅
Tadotsu Station in 2010
General information
Location3-3-1 Sakae-cho, Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken 764-0011
Japan
Coordinates34°16′15.92″N 133°45′24.25″E / 34.2710889°N 133.7567361°E / 34.2710889; 133.7567361
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • Y12 (Yosan line)
  • D12 (Dosan line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 May 1889; 135 years ago (1889-05-23)
Passengers
FY20231916
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Kaiganji
Y13
towards Uwajima
 Yosan Line Sanuki-Shioya
Y11
towards Takamatsu
Konzōji
D13
towards Kubokawa
 Dosan Line through to Yosan Line
Location
Tadotsu Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Tadotsu Station
Tadotsu Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Tadotsu Station is located in Japan
Tadotsu Station
Tadotsu Station
Tadotsu Station (Japan)

Tadotsu Station (多度津駅, Tadotsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Tadotsu, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku.[1][2] The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Tadotsu Station is station "Y12" JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 32.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.[4] It is also station "D12" for the Dosan Line of which it is also the terminal station and is 126.6 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Kōchi Station.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage, serving four tracks. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Despite a relatively large number of passengers each day, the station has no barrier-free facilities, and wheelchair users must access the platforms by a staff-only passage on the premises with a station attendant.[2][3] A JGR Class 8620 steam locomotive is on display outside the station.

History

Tadotsu Station was opened on May 23, 1889 as a station on the Sanuki Railway Line between Marugame and Kotohira. Sanyo Railway joined to this stationing 1903 and Sanuki Railway was acquired by Sanyo Railway on December 1, 1904, and was subsequently nationalized on December 1, 1906. The station was relocated to its current site on December 20, 1913 to eliminate a switchback, and the old location became a freight depot. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[5][6]

Surrounding area

  • Tadotsu Town Office
  • Shorinji Kempo Sohonzan
  • Tadotsu Port
  • Shikoku Railway Tadotsu Factory

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "多度津" [Tadotsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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. 11, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Tadotsu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ 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. 635. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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