is a passenger railway station located in the town of Utazu, Ayauta District,

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. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y09".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 25.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Trains of Honshi Bisan Line (Seto Ohashi Line), also terminate at this station All passenger trains on the Yosan Line, and trains that directly run between the Honshi Bisan Line and Tadotsu Station on the Yosan Line, stop at this station, except for some limited express trains and special trains in the early morning and at night..At this station, the limited express trains ``Shiokaze/Ishizuchi'', ``Minamifu/Shimanto'', and ``Minamifu/Uzushio'' are divided and merged.

Layout

Utazu Station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

History

Utazu Station opened on 21 February 1897, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway became part of the Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

*Marugame Hirai Art Museum *Kagawa Junior College *Shikoku Medical College *Utazu Municipal Utazu Kita Elementary School

References

External links

Station timetable
Railway stations in Kagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 {{Kagawa-railstation-stub