Marugame Station

Railway station in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°17′30″N 133°47′35″E / 34.2916°N 133.7930°E / 34.2916; 133.7930Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance28.5 km fromTakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Station codeY10HistoryOpened23 May 1889 (1889-05-23)PassengersFY20193278

Location
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Marugame Station (丸亀駅, Marugame-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y10".^[1]

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 side platforms. The station building contains a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]^[4]

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.

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 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. 25, 77. 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.