Sanuki-Shioya Station

Railway station in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°17′07″N 133°46′39″E / 34.2852°N 133.7775°E / 34.2852; 133.7775Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance30.1 km (18.7 mi) fromTakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated bike parking underneath road overpass bridgeAccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY11HistoryOpened27 January 1952; 72 years ago (1952-01-27)PassengersFY2019347 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Tadotsu Y12 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line		Marugame Y10 towards Takamatsu

Location
Sanuki-Shioya Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Sanuki-Shioya Station Sanuki-Shioya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sanuki-Shioya Station (讃岐塩屋駅, Sanuki-Shioya-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 "Y11".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 30.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are several trains each day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from Kan'onji to Okayama. Although Tadotsu is the official start of the Dosan Line, some of its local trains start from and return to Takamatsu. These trains also stop at Sanuki-Shioya.^[4]

Layout

Sanuki-Shioya Station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building nor weather shelters on the platform. However part of both platforms run under a road overpass bridge and this affords waiting passengers some shelter from the elements. The station is unstaffed, but each platform has a "Tickets Corner" (small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine). Bicycle parking is available underneath the road bridge. Ramps lead up to the platforms from the access roads.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Yosan Line
Marugame	Rapid Sunport	Tadotsu
Marugame	Nanpū Relay	Tadotsu
Dosan Line
Marugame	Local	Tadotsu
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Marugame	Local	Tadotsu

History

Sanuki-Shioya Station opened on 27 January 1952, as an additional stop on the existing Yosan Line. At this time, the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Okura Industry Head Office Factory
Fushimi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Head Office Factory

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "讃岐塩屋" [Sanuki-Shioya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 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.
^ 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. 632. 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. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.