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
Sanuki,
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
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and has the station number "T19".
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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 16.3 km from the beginning of the line at 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 ...
.[ Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between , and also stops at the station.]
Layout
Shido Station consists of a side platform
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and an island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
serving three tracks. The present station building, completed in 1998 is a structure where passenger facilities are located on a bridge which spans the tracks. The station entrance is on the north side of the tracks from where elevators and stairs lead to the bridge structure on level 2 which houses ticket gates, a waiting room and a JR ticket window (with a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility). From the bridge, separate stairs and elevators connect to all platforms. The bridge also connects to a second station entrance from road on the south side of the tracks, where there is a roundabout and parking lots for cars. A JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza) is located on level 1 of the station building.
File:JRShikoku ShidoStation 199108.jpg, The old station building as seen in 1991.
File:JRShikoku-Kotoku-line-T19-Shido-station-platform-20100804.jpg, A view of the hashigami structure spanning the platforms and tracks. To the right is the station building. To the left is the island platform and the station south entrance.
File:Shido-Station-20120912.jpg, The south entrance of the station.
History
Shido Station was opened on 1 August 1925 as the terminus of the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards from . It became a through-station on 21 March 1926 when the line was further extended to . At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...
, later becoming 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). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.
Surrounding area
*Sanuki City Hall
*Sanuki Municipal Shido Elementary School
*Sanuki Municipal Shido Junior High School
*Kagawa Prefectural Shido High School
See also
*List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
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Railway stations
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References
External links
Shido Station (JR Shikoku)
Railway stations in Kagawa Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925
Sanuki, Kagawa
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