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 ...

operated by the

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 ...

Takamatsu, Kagawa 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...

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. . It is operated by the private transportation company

(Kotoden) and is designated station "K10".

Lines

Okamoto 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 13.8 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 two opposed

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 ...

s connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Okamoto 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

*Kagawa Prefectural Route 282 Takamatsu Kotohira Line *Kagawa Prefectural Road No. 39 Kokubunji Nakadori Line *

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 ...

Passenger statistics

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Takamatsu {{Kagawa-railstation-stub