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

Takamatsu 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 ...

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 The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has it ...

and has the station number T20.

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku

Kōtoku Line The is a railway line in northeastern Shikoku, Japan that connects the prefectural capitals Takamatsu (Kagawa) and Tokushima (Tokushima). Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) owns and operates the line, whose name comes from the characters in th ...

and is located 13.4 km from the beginning of the line at

. Only local services stop at the station.

Layout

Sanuki-Mure Station consists of a

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 track. There is no station building, only a weather shelter on the platform for waiting passengers and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine). A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided at the station entrance.

History

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) opened Sanuki-Mure Station on 1 November 1986 a temporary stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control and the stop was upgraded to a full station.

Surrounding area

Yakuri-Shinmichi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S11". Lines Yakuri-Shinmichi Statio ...

, operated by

Kotoden 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 ...

*Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Kita Junior and Senior High School *

Japan National Route 11 is a National highways of Japan, Japanese highway on the island of Shikoku. The most important artery in Shikoku, it originates at the intersection with Routes Japan National Route 28, 28, Japan National Route 55, 55 and Japan National Route 19 ...

References

External links

Station timetable
Railway stations in Kagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986 Railway stations in Takamatsu {{Kagawa-railstation-stub