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Kotoden-Shido Station

Railway station in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°19′21″N 134°10′22″E / 34.3225°N 134.1729°E / 34.3225; 134.1729Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Shido Line Distance12.5 km from KawaramachiPlatforms1 island platformConnections

JR Shikoku: ■ Kōtoku Line (via Shido) ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeS15HistoryOpenedNovember 18, 1911 (1911-11-18)Previous namesShido (to 1932), Shido Ekimae (to 1949)PassengersFY20171,114 per day ^[1]

Location
Kotoden-Shido Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kotoden-Shido Station Kotoden-Shido Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kotoden-Shido Station (琴電志度駅, Kotoden-Shido-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S15".

Lines

Kotoden-Shido Station is the eastern terminus of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 12.5 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single deadheaded island platform, but basically only one track on the south side is used. The north side is shortened by a connecting corridor from the platform to the night duty facility, so even with a 2-car train, the driver's cab door protrudes from the platform. The station is staffed.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kotoden Shido Line
Hara		Local		Terminus

History

Kotoden-Shido Station opened on November 18, 1911 as Shido Station on the Tosan Electric Tramway. At that time, it was 50 meters west of the current location. It was relocated to its current location and renamed Shido Ekimae Station (志度駅前駅) in May 1932. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway. Operations were suspended on January 26, 1945 from Yakuri Station to this station on the Shido Line, but were reopened on October 9, 1949, at which time the station was renamed to Kotoden Shido Station

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	1,040
2012	1,059
2013	1,080
2014	1,121
2015	1,137
2016	1,156
2017	1,114

Surrounding area

Shido-ji (Temple No.86 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage)
Shido Station - Shikoku Railway (JR Shikoku) Kotoku Line
Sanuki City Hall
Kagawa Prefectural Shido High School

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 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.