is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the city of Marugame, Kagawa,

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad The (or Kotoden) is a transportation company in Kagawa Prefecture, which is on the island of Shikoku, Japan. With headquarters in Takamatsu, the company operates three passenger railway lines, as well as bus subsidiaries. It was established on t ...

(Kotoden) and is designated station "K17".

Lines

Kurikuma Station is a statin on the

Kotoden Kotohira Line The is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Takamatsu-Chikkō Station in Takamatsu with Kotoden-Kotohira Station in Kotohira. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is yellow. ...

and is located 24.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at

Takamatsu-Chikkō Station 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 "K00" ...

Layout

The station consists of one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. It used to be an interchangeable station with 2 platforms and 2 tracks, but now one platform has been removed and the site is being used as a monthly parking lot. There are three entrances to the station: both ends of the platform and the side of the station waiting area (near the entrance to the national highway pedestrian bridge).

Adjacent stations

History

Kurikuma Station opened on March 15, 1927 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

Japan National Route 32 is a national highway connecting Takamatsu and Kōchi in Japan. Route data *Length: 139.9 km (86.9 mi) *Origin: Takamatsu (originates at junction with Routes 11 and 30) *Terminus: Kōchi (ends at the origin of Routes 33, 55, 19 ...

*Kagawa Prefectural Road No. 22 Zentsuji Ayaka Line *Marugame City Ayaka Library

Passenger statistics

Gallery

File:Kotoden-Kotohira-line-Kurikuma-station-entrance-20100804.jpg, West entrance File:Kotoden kurikuma sta 2.jpg, East entrance File:Kurikuma Station Station Name Plate (2018-03-18).jpg, Station sign

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Railway stations in Kagawa Prefecture Marugame, Kagawa {{Kagawa-railstation-stub