Furutakamatsu-Minami Station

Passenger railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°20′28″N 134°07′18″E / 34.3411°N 134.1216°E / 34.3411; 134.1216Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Kōtoku LineDistance10.8 km (6.7 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeT22HistoryOpened1 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-01)PassengersFY2019486 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Yashima T23 towards Takamatsu		Kōtoku Line		Yakuriguchi T21 towards Tokushima
Uzushio does not stop here

Location
Furutakamatsu-Minami Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Furutakamatsu-Minami Station Furutakamatsu-Minami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Furutakamatsu-Minami Station (古高松南駅, Furutakamatsu-Minami-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T22".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 10.8 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 for waiting passengers 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. A bike shed is near the station entrance.^[2]^[5]^[3]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Furutakamatsu-Minami Station on 1 November 1986 as 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.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Hirata Pond
Yakuri Station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Shido Line

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "古高松南" [Furutakamatsu-Minami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 28, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Furutakamatsu-Minami Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "古高松南駅" [Furutakamatsu-Minami 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 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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 4-533-02980-9.