Ritsurin-Kōen Station
Ritsurin-Kōen Station (栗林公園駅, Ritsurin-Kōen-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K03". The station name is taken from the nearby Ritsurin Garden.
Lines
Ritsurin-Kōen Station is a station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 2.9 km from the terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaramachi | Kotohira Line | Sanjō |
History
Ritsurin-Kōen 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
- Ritsurin Park
- Takamatsu Ritsurin Elementary School
Passenger statistics
| Ridership per day | |
|---|---|
| Year | Ridership |
| 2011 | 2,753 |
| 2012 | 2,791 |
| 2013 | 2,803 |
| 2014 | 2,740 |
| 2015 | 2,885 |
| 2016 | 3,105 |
| 2017 | 3,225 |
See also
References
- ^ "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 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.
External links
Media related to Ritsurin-Kōen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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