Takinomiya Station

Railway station in Ayagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°14′53″N 133°55′20″E / 34.2481°N 133.9223°E / 34.2481; 133.9223Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Kotohira Line Distance20.7 km from Takamatsu-ChikkōPlatforms1 island + 1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeK15HistoryOpenedMarch 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)PassengersFY 2019556 daily^[1]

Location
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Takinomiya Station (滝宮駅, Takinomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ayagawa, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K15".

Lines

Takinomiya Station is a station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 20.7 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station. Takinomiya is the terminus for some services from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. It is the only staffed station on the Kotohira Line outside of Takamatsu City.^[3] The station building has been in use since the opening of the line in 1926, and has been certified as a modern industrial heritage.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Ayagawa		Kotohira Line		Hayuka

History

Takinomiya Station opened on December 21, 1926 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

Takinomiya Tenman-gu Shrine
Ayagawa Town Hall
Japan National Route 32

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	1317
2012	1307
2013	1167
2014	647
2015	624
2016	578
2017	556

Gallery

Station platform
A Kotoden 300-series at Takinomiya
A Kotoden 1200 series arriving at Takinomiya

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.
^ "The KOTOHIRA-Line timetable (outbound)". Kotoden (in Japanese). December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 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.