Kitachō Station

Kitachō Station
Kitachō Station; 木太町駅
	Kitachō Station in 2008
Location	Kitachō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0080; Japan
Coordinates	34°19′56″N 134°04′47″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Kōtoku Line
Distance	6.7 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bikes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T24
History
Opened	1 November 1986
Location
	Kitachō Station Location within Japan

Kitachō Station (木太町駅, Kitachō-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in 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 6.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. A parking area for bicycles is provided near the station entrance.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Kōtoku Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Ritsurin	Local	Yashima

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kitachō 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]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"木太町駅" [Kitachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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. 28, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
"Kitachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"木太町駅" [Kitachō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.

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[kotokustation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "木太町駅" [Kitachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[kawashima-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. 28, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.

[timetable-4] "Kitachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[sw-5] "木太町駅" [Kitachō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.

[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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.