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Kitachō Station

Passenger railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°19′56″N 134°04′47″E / 34.3321°N 134.0798°E / 34.3321; 134.0798Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Kōtoku LineDistance6.7 km (4.2 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeT24HistoryOpened1 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-01)PassengersFY2019688 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Ritsurin T25 towards Takamatsu		Kōtoku Line		Yashima T23 towards Tokushima
Uzushio does not stop here

Location
Kitachō Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kitachō Station Kitachō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kitachō Station (木太町駅, Kitachō-eki) 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 "T24".^[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

Kitachō 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]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kitachō 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.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Takamatsu Municipal Kitakita Elementary School
Takamatsu University
Takamatsu Junior College

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "木太町駅" [Kitachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.