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Kurikuma Station

Railway station in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°14′02″N 133°53′03″E / 34.2339°N 133.8842°E / 34.2339; 133.8842Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Kotohira Line Distance24.6 km from Takamatsu-ChikkōPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK17HistoryOpenedMarch 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)PassengersFY 2019618 daily^[1]

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

Kurikuma Station (栗熊駅, Kurikuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Marugame, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K17".

Lines

Kurikuma Station is a statin on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 24.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[2] It used to be an interchangeable station with 2 platforms and 2 tracks, but now one platform has been removed and the site is being used as a monthly parking lot. There are three entrances to the station: both ends of the platform and the side of the station waiting area (near the entrance to the national highway pedestrian bridge).

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Hayuka		Kotohira Line		Okada

History

Kurikuma Station opened on March 15, 1927 as a station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 32
Kagawa Prefectural Road No. 22 Zentsuji Ayaka Line
Marugame City Ayaka Library

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	551
2012	534
2013	514
2014	551
2015	586
2016	577
2017	618

Gallery

West entrance
East entrance
Station sign

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ 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.