Kan'onji Station

Railway station in Ka'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°07′28″N 133°39′21″E / 34.12444°N 133.65583°E / 34.12444; 133.65583Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance56.5 km from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side + 1 island platformsTracks4 + 2 sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableOther informationStatusStaffed - (Midori no Madoguchi)Station codeY19WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 December 1913 (1913-12-20)PassengersFY20191609

Location
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Kan'onji Station (観音寺駅, Kan'onji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y19".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kan'onji Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 56.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which start from the station for Okayama.^[4]

The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:^[4]

Shiokaze - from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima
Ishizuchi - from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and Uwajima
Midnight Express Takamatsu - from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijo
Morning Express Takamatsu - from Iyo-Saijo to Takamatsu

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms and one island platforms serving four tracks. A station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Platform 1 is accessed directly through the ticket gate from the station building. Platforms 2 and 3 (island) and platform 4 (side) are accessed by means of an underpass. Parking and car rental are available.^[2]^[5]^[6] Two sidings branch off the main tracks.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Takase	Shiokaze	Kawanoe
Takase	Ishizuchi	Kawanoe
Takase	Midnight Express Takamatsu	Kawanoe
Takase	Morning Express Takamatsu	Kawanoe
Yosan Line
Motoyama	Rapid Sunport	Toyohama
Motoyama	Nanpū Relay	Toyohama
Motoyama	Local	Toyohama
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Terminus	Local	Motoyama

History

Kan'onji Station opened on 20 December 1913 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Tadotsu. It became a through-station on 1 April 1916 when the line was further extended to Kawanoe. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Kanonji City Hall
Kanonji Civic Hall
Kanonji City Central Library
Kagawa Prefectural Kanonji General High School
Kagawa Prefectural Kannonji First High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "観音寺" [Kan'onji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ ^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. 9, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ ^a ^b "Kan'onji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "観音寺駅" [Kan'onji Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ "観音寺駅" [Kan'onji]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ 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. 634. 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. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.