Kurikuma Station

Kurikuma Station

栗熊駅
Station platform
Kurikuma Station platform
General information
LocationAyautacho Kurikumahigashi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-2406
Japan
Coordinates34°14′02″N 133°53′03″E / 34.2339°N 133.8842°E / 34.2339; 133.8842
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s)■ Kotohira Line
Distance24.6 km from Takamatsu-Chikkō
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeK17
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)
Passengers
FY 2019618 daily[1]
Location
Hayuka Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Hayuka Station
Hayuka Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Hayuka Station is located in Japan
Hayuka Station
Hayuka Station
Hayuka Station (Japan)

Kurikuma Station (栗熊駅, Kurikuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Marugame, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K17".

Lines

Kurikuma Station is a statin on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 24.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[2] It used to be an interchangeable station with 2 platforms and 2 tracks, but now one platform has been removed and the site is being used as a monthly parking lot. There are three entrances to the station: both ends of the platform and the side of the station waiting area (near the entrance to the national highway pedestrian bridge).

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Hayuka   Kotohira Line   Okada

History

Kurikuma Station opened on March 15, 1927 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.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 551
2012 534
2013 514
2014 551
2015 586
2016 577
2017 618
  • West entrance
    West entrance
  • East entrance
    East entrance
  • Station sign
    Station sign

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 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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