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Kazashigaoka Station

Railway station in Ayagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°15′43″N 133°58′46″E / 34.2620°N 133.9795°E / 34.2620; 133.9795Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Kotohira Line Distance15.0 km from Takamatsu-ChikkōPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNoOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK11HistoryOpenedDecember 21, 1926 (1926-12-21)PassengersFY 2019378 daily^[1]

Location
Kazashigaoka Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kazashigaoka Station Kazashigaoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kazashigaoka Station (挿頭丘駅, Kazashigaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ayagawa, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K11".

Lines

Kazashigaoka Station is a statin on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 15.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. ^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Okamoto		Kotohira Line		Hatada

History

Kazashigaoka Station opened on December 21, 1926 as a station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. This station was established as the closest station to the Sastooka villa area, which was developed by the former Kotohira Electric Railway as a residential and villa area. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger.

Surrounding area

Kagawa Prefectural Route 282 Takamatsu Kotohira Line
Japan National Route 32

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	465
2012	433
2013	431
2014	398
2015	397
2016	400
2017	378

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ 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2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.