The Kotoden Kotohira line (琴電琴平線, Kotoden Kotohira-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Takamatsu-Chikkō Station in Takamatsu with Kotoden-Kotohira Station in Kotohira. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is yellow.

Kotoden Kotohira Line
Kotohira Line 1080 series EMU, September 2018
Overview
OwnerTakamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
LocaleKagawa Prefecture
Termini
Stations22
History
Opened21 December 1926
Technical
Line length32.9 km (20.4 mi)[1]
Number of tracksSingle (double track between Takamatsu-Chikkō and Ritsurin-Kōen)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Minimum radius120 m
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed85 km/h (55 mph)[1]

Station list

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All stations are located in Kagawa Prefecture.

  • * indicates staffed station.
No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Connections Location
between stations from Takamatsu-Chikkō
K00
N00
Takamatsu-Chikkō* 高松築港 - 0.0 Kōtoku Line, Yosan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line) (Takamatsu Station) Takamatsu
K01
N01
Kataharamachi* 片原町 0.9 0.9  
K02
N02
Kawaramachi* 瓦町 0.8 1.7 Kotoden Nagao Line (N02) (through service)
Kotoden Shido Line (S00)
Through services to/from Nagao via the Nagao Line
K03 Ritsurin-Kōen* 栗林公園 1.2 2.9   Takamatsu
K04 Sanjō* 三条 1.0 3.9  
K04A Fuseishi* 伏石 1.1 5.0  
K05 Ōta* 太田 1.2 6.2  
K06 Busshōzan* 仏生山 1.8 8.0  
K07 Kūkō-dōri 空港通り 1.0 9.0  
K08 Ichinomiya* 一宮 1.0 10.0  
K09 Enza 円座 1.2 11.2  
K10 Okamoto 岡本 2.6 13.8  
K11 Kazashigaoka 挿頭丘 1.2 15.0   Ayagawa
K12 Hatada 畑田 0.8 15.8  
K13 Sue 2.5 18.3  
K14 Ayagawa
(Aeon mall Ayagawa)
綾川
(イオンモール綾川)
1.5 19.8  
K15 Takinomiya* 滝宮 0.9 20.7  
K16 Hayuka 羽床 2.1 22.8  
K17 Kurikuma 栗熊 1.8 24.6   Marugame
K18 Okada 岡田 2.6 27.2  
K19 Hazama 羽間 1.9 29.1   Mannō
K20 Enai 榎井 2.5 31.6   Kotohira
K21 Kotoden-Kotohira* 琴電琴平 1.3 32.9 Dosan Line (Kotohira Station)

History

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The line first opened on 21 December 1926 between Ritsurin-Kōen and Takinomiya.[1]

Since the beginning of the 21st century, two new stations have opened: Kūkōdōri on 29 July 2006 and Ayagawa on 15 December 2013.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. "ことでんを知る" [Learn about Kotoden]. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ "琴電「綾川駅」が開業/記念式典を開催" [Kotoden Ayagawa Station Opens, Ceremony Held]. Shikoku News. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.