Kanzaki Station (Kagawa)

Kanzaki Station
神前駅
Location Sangawamachi Kanzaki, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-2323
Japan
Coordinates 34°16′58″N 134°12′33″E / 34.28278°N 134.20917°E / 34.28278; 134.20917Coordinates: 34°16′58″N 134°12′33″E / 34.28278°N 134.20917°E / 34.28278; 134.20917
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Kōtoku Line
Distance 23.4 km from Takamatsu
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access No - short flight of steps from station building to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code T16
History
Opened 27 January 1952 (1952-01-27)
Location
Kanzaki Station
Location within Japan

Kanzaki Station (神前駅, Kanzaki-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T16".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 23.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A short flight of steps leads up to the platform, rendering the station non-wheelchair accessible.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kōtoku Line
Zōda Local Sanuki-Tsuda

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kanzaki on 27 January 1952 as an added stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control and the stop was upgraded to a full station.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "神前" [Kanzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 33, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "Kanzaki Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "神前駅" [Kanzaki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 649. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.
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