Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station | |
| Native Name: | 栗林公園北口駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR Shikoku |
| Address: | 10 Nakanochō, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 760-0008 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Parking: | Under elevated structure |
| Bicycle: | Under elevated structure |
| Accessible: | No - steps lead up to platform |
| Code: | T27 |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 928 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T26".[1]
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 3.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Only local services stop at the station.[2]
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers and automatic ticket vending machines are installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Parking for cars and bicycles is available under the elevated structure.[3] [4] [5]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi Station 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.