Tsuruwa Station

Tsuruwa Station
鶴羽駅
Location Tsudamachi Tsuruwa, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-2402
Japan
Coordinates 34°16′49″N 134°16′27″E / 34.2802°N 134.2741°E / 34.2802; 134.2741Coordinates: 34°16′49″N 134°16′27″E / 34.2802°N 134.2741°E / 34.2802; 134.2741
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Kōtoku Line
Distance 30.4 km from Takamatsu
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Bicycle facilities bike shed
Disabled access Yes - ramps lead up to platforms
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code T14
History
Opened 1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)
Location
Tsuruwa Station
Location within Japan

Tsuruwa Station (鶴羽駅, Tsuruwa-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 "T14".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 30.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building, but each platform has a weather shelter for waiting passengers. There is no direct link between the platforms. A road level crossing at one end of the platforms is used to cross the tracks. On either side of the level crossing, separate ramps lead up to each platform. A bike shed is provided next to the tracks.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kōtoku Line
Sanuki-Tsuda Lock Nibu

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Tsuruwa on 1 October 1961 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 "鶴羽" [Tsuruwa]. 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, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "Tsuruwa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "鶴羽駅" [Tsuruwa 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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