is a passenger railway station located in the city of

Marugame is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 108,541 in 46101 households and a population density of 970 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Marugame is located in north-ce ...

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y10".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 28.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu and 48.5 kilometers from . Except for special trains, all passenger trains including limited express trains stop at this station. In addition, there are several trains each day running a local service on the

Seto-Ōhashi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan which links Okayama Station in Okayama Prefecture with Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefectu ...

which stop at the station.

Layout

Marugame Station consists of two elevated side platforms. The station building contains a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

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History

Marugame Station opened on 23 May 1889, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. On 21 February 1891 the Sanuki Railway became the Sanyo Railway, which was subsequently nationalized on 1 December 1906. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku. The station was elevated in 1987.

Surrounding area

Marugame Station is located almost halfway between Marugame Port, Marugame Castle, and Marugame City Hall. The Marugame Port Ferry Terminal (Shiwaku Islands Sea Route Terminal) is about 600m to the north, and the Marugame City Hall, which is located north of Marugame Castle, is about 800m to the south. Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art and Marugame City Central Library are located on the west side of the south exit station square.

References

External links

Official home page
Railway stations in Kagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889 Marugame, Kagawa {{Kagawa-railstation-stub