Shōwachō Station (Kagawa)

Shōwachō Station

昭和町駅
Shōwachō Station; 昭和町駅
	Shōwachō station in 2015
General information
Location	1-4 Shōwachō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 760-0014; Japan
Coordinates	34°20′39″N 134°01′56″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Kōtoku Line
Distance	1.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T27
History
Opened	23 March 1987
Location
	Shōwachō Station Location within Japan

Shōwachō Station (昭和町駅, Shōwachō-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T27".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 1.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter is provided on the platform and a "Tickets Corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Kōtoku Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Takamatsu	Local	Ritsurin-Kōen-Kitaguchi

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 23 March 1987 as an additional stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. Just a few days later, on 1 April 1987, JNR was privatized and control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"昭和町" [Shōwachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.
"Shōwachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"昭和町駅" [Shōwachō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.
Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.

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[dosanstation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "昭和町" [Shōwachō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[kawashima-3] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 66. ISBN 9784062951609.

[timetable-4] "Shōwachō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[sw-5] "昭和町駅" [Shōwachō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[teishajo-6] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 648. ISBN 4533029809.

[7] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.