Kanzaki Station (Kagawa)

Kanzaki Station
Kanzaki Station; 神前駅
Location	Sangawamachi Kanzaki, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-2323; Japan
Coordinates	34°16′58″N 134°12′33″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Kōtoku Line
Distance	23.4 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	No - short flight of steps from station building to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T16
History
Opened	27 January 1952
Location
	Kanzaki Station Location within Japan

Kanzaki Station (神前駅, Kanzaki-eki) is a railway station on the Kōtoku Line in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T16".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 23.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A short flight of steps leads up to the platform, rendering the station non-wheelchair accessible.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Kōtoku Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Zōda	Local	Sanuki-Tsuda

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kanzaki on 27 January 1952 as an added stop on the existing Kōtoku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Shikoku assumed control and the stop was upgraded to a full station.[6][7]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"神前" [Kanzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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. 33, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
"Kanzaki Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
"神前駅" [Kanzaki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 649. ISBN 4533029809.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.

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[kotokustation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "神前" [Kanzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[kawashima-3] 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. 33, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.

[timetable-4] "Kanzaki Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[sw-5] "神前駅" [Kanzaki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[teishajo-6] 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 649. ISBN 4533029809.

[7] 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.