Kan'onji Station | |
| Native Name: | 観音寺駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1-4 Sakaemachi, Kanonji-shi, Kagawa-ken 768-0072 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.1244°N 133.6558°W |
| Operator: | JR Shikoku |
| Line: | Yosan Line |
| Distance: | 56.5 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side + 1 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 + 2 sidings |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Parking: | Available |
| Code: | Y19 |
| Status: | Staffed - (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Passengers: | 1609 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Kan'onji Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y19".[1]
Kan'onji Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 56.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which start from the station for .[2]
The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[2]
The station consists of two side platforms and one island platforms serving four tracks. A station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Platform 1 is accessed directly through the ticket gate from the station building. Platforms 2 and 3 (island) and platform 4 (side) are accessed by means of an underpass. Parking and car rental are available.[3] [4] [5] Two sidings branch off the main tracks.[6]
Kan'onji Station opened on 20 December 1913 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from . It became a through-station on 1 April 1916 when the line was further extended to . At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.