Marugame Station
Y10 Marugame Station 讃岐塩屋駅 | |
|---|---|
JR Shikoku | |
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line |
| Distance | 28.5 km from Midori no Madoguchi ) |
| Station code | Y10 |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 May 1889 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 3278 |
| Location | |
  Marugame Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture  Marugame Station Marugame Station (Japan) | |
Marugame Station (丸亀駅, Marugame-eki) is a passenger
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 28.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu[2] and 48.5 kilometers from Okayama. Except for special trains, all passenger trains including limited express trains stop at this station. In addition, there are several trains each day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station.[3]
Layout
Marugame Station consists of two elevated
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Shikoku | ||||
| Yosan Line | ||||
| Utazu | Local | Sanuki-Shioya | ||
History
Marugame Station opened on 23 May 1889, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. On 21 February 1891 the Sanuki Railway became the Sanyo Railway, which was subsequently nationalized on 1 December 1906. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku. The station was elevated in 1987.
Surrounding area
Marugame Station is located almost halfway between Marugame Port, Marugame Castle, and Marugame City Hall. The Marugame Port Ferry Terminal (Shiwaku Islands Sea Route Terminal) is about 600m to the north, and the Marugame City Hall, which is located north of Marugame Castle, is about 800m to the south. Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art and Marugame City Central Library are located on the west side of the south exit station square.
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Sanuki-Shioya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "讃岐塩屋駅" [Sanuki-Shioya Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Marugame Station at Wikimedia Commons
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