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Kotoden-Kotohira Station

Railway station in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°11′27″N 133°49′09″E / 34.1909°N 133.8192°E / 34.1909; 133.8192Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Kotohira Line Distance32.9 km from Takamatsu-ChikkōPlatforms1 island platformConnections

JR Shikoku: ■ Dosan Line (via Kotohira Station) ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeK21HistoryOpenedMarch 15, 1927 (1927-03-15)Previous namesKotohira Station (to 1942)PassengersFY20171,461daily^[1]

Location
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Kotoden-Kotohira Station (琴電琴平駅, Kotoden-Kotohira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotohira, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K21".

Lines

Kotoden-Kotohira Station is the southwestern terminus of the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 32.9 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one dead-headed island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located at the end of the platform. ^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Enai		Kotohira Line		Terminus

History

Kotoden-Kotohira Station opened on March 15, 1927 as Kotohira Station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. It was renamed to its present name in 1942. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger. The current station building was completed in 1988.

Surrounding area

Kotohira-gū
Kotohira Station

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	1,251
2012	1,266
2013	1,354
2014	1,441
2015	1,447
2016	1,477
2017	1,461

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.