Kotoden-Yashima Station Explained

Kotoden-Yashima Station
Native Name:琴電屋島駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yashima Nakamachi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0112
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.3415°N 134.1059°W
Operator: Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line: Shido Line
Distance:5.0 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Code:C06
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:790 daily [1]
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kotoden-Yashima Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S06".

Lines

Kotoden-Yashima Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 5.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.

Layout

Kotoden-Yashima Station features a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. However, only the side platform and one side of the island platform is used in regular service. The station building is located on the eastbound (side) platform, and the two platforms are connected by a level crossing. The station is unmanned.[2]

Platforms

History

Kotoden-Yashima Station opened on November 18, 1911 on the Tosan Electric Tramway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway. The station building was marked as being a modern industrial heritage on February 6, 2009 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データの詳細. nlftp.mlit.go.jp. 2018-10-28.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951616. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku. ja. 8, 64.
  3. Web site: 近代化産業遺産群 続33 . 2022-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101144/https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/local_economy/nipponsaikoh/pdf/isangun_zoku.pdf . 17 August 2014 . dead.