Kyōkaimae Station (教会前駅, Kyōkaimae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N06".[1][2]
N07 Kyōkaimae Station 教会前駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Muyacho Kizu, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 772-0004 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°10′03″N 134°34′38″E / 34.1676°N 134.5771°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Ikenotani | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp leads up to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | N07 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 January 1924 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tenrikyōmae Stop (until 1 July 1933) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 72 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKyōkaimae Station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 4.9 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]
History
editThe station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 January 1924 as Tenrikyōmae Stop (天理教前停留場, Tenrikyōmae-teiryūba). After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. It was upgraded and renamed as Kyōkaimae Station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, after some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line, Kyōkaimae became part of the Muya Line. On 1 March 1956, the line was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily[8]
Surrounding area
edit- Tenrikyō cathedral
- Japan National Route 11
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "教会前" [Kyōkaimae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ 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. 34, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Kyōkaimae Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "教会前駅" [Kyōkaimae Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ 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. 653. 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. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 令和３年版 阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
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