Utazu Station
& Kojima Station
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  Utazu Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture  Utazu Station Utazu Station (Japan) |
Utazu Station (宇多津駅, Utazu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Utazu, Ayauta District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y09".
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 25.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Trains of Honshi Bisan Line (Seto Ohashi Line), also terminate at this station. All passenger trains on the Yosan Line, and trains that directly run between the Honshi Bisan Line and Tadotsu Station on the Yosan Line, stop at this station, except for some limited express trains and special trains in the early morning and at night. At this station, the limited express trains Shiokaze/Ishizuchi, Minamifu/Shimanto, and Minamifu/Uzushio are divided and merged.
Layout
Utazu Station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honshi-Bisan Line | ||||
| Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kojima | Limited Express Uzushio / Shiokaze | Yosan Line | ||
| Yosan Line | ||||
| Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sakaide | Rapid Sun Port | Terminus | ||
History
Utazu Station opened on 21 February 1897, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway became part of the Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.
Surrounding area
- Marugame Hirai Art Museum
- Kagawa Junior College
- Shikoku Medical College
- Utazu Municipal Utazu Kita Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ 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. pp. 25, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Sanuki-Shioya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 632. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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