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Kita-Higashiguchi Station

Railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°19′11″N 134°04′46″E / 34.3198°N 134.0794°E / 34.3198; 134.0794Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Nagao Line Distance3.4 km from KawaramachiPlatforms1 island platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeN05HistoryOpenedApril 30, 1912 (1912-04-30)PassengersFY2017939 per day^[1]

Location
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Kita-Higashiguchi Station (木太東口駅, Kita-Higashiguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "N05".

Lines

Kita-Higashiguchi Station is a station on the Kotoden Nagao Line and is located 3.4 km from the terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station and 5.1 kilometers from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with a rain shelter; there is no station building. The platform is connected to the street by a level crossing. The station is unattended. ^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Hayashimichi		Nagao Line		Motoyama

History

Kita-Higashiguchi Station opened on April 30, 1912 as a station on the Takamatsu Electric Tramway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway.

Surrounding area

Takamatsu Municipal Kita Elementary School
Takamatsu Municipal Kita Minami Elementary School

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	675
2012	706
2013	719
2014	780
2015	814
2016	871
2017	939

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ 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2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.