Nōgakubumae Station

Railway station in Miki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°16′26″N 134°07′32″E / 34.2739°N 134.1255°E / 34.2739; 134.1255Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Nagao Line Distance10.4 km from KawaramachiPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNoOther informationStation codeN11HistoryOpenedApril 30, 1912 (1912-04-30)Previous namesTanakamichi (to 1943); Nōgakudai (to 1950)PassengersFY 2017737 daily^[1]

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

Nōgakubumae Station (農学部前駅, Nōgakubumae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Miki, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "N11".

Lines

Nōgakubumae Station is a station on the Kotoden Nagao Line and is located 10.4 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi and 12.1 kilometers from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended and there is no station building, but only a shelter on each platform. ^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Ikenobe		Nagao Line		Hiragi

History

Nōgakubumae Station opened on April 30, 1912 as Tanakamichi Station (田中道駅) 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. It was renamed Nōgakudai Station (農大前駅) on April 10, 1950 and renamed again to its present name on February 1, 1958.

Surrounding area

Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	631
2012	655
2013	698
2014	708
2015	732
2016	744
2017	737

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.