Ritsurin Station

Ritsurin Station (栗林駅, Ritsurin-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T26".[1][2]

Ritsurin Station

栗林駅
Location3-19 Fujitsukachō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0071
Japan
Coordinates34°19′56″N 134°03′13″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Kōtoku Line
Distance4.3 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
Disabled accessNo - escalator or stairs needed to reach platform
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeT25
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1925 (1925-12-21)
Location
Ritsurin Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 4.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Track 1 is the through-track while track 2 is a passing loop. The station building is part of the elevated structure. Level 1 houses shops. The waiting room and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) are located on level 2. Stairs and an escalator lead to the island platform on level 3. A large designated parking area for bikes is provided outside the station.[2][5][3][6]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks in 2010

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Takamatsu   Uzushio   Yashima
Kōtoku Line
Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi   Local   Kitachō

History

The station was opened on 21 December 1925 as an intermediate stop a few months after the track of the Kōtoku Line had been extended eastwards from Takamatsu to Shido. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "栗林" [Ritsurin]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. 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. 23, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Ritsurin Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. "栗林駅" [Ritsurin Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "栗林駅" [Ritsurin]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. 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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