Busshōzan Station

Railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°17′00″N 134°02′34″E / 34.2833°N 134.0427°E / 34.2833; 134.0427Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Kotohira Line Distance8.0 km from Takamatsu-ChikkōPlatforms1 island +1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingYes, park and rideBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeK06HistoryOpenedDecember 21, 1926 (1926-12-21)PassengersFY20173,124 per day^[1]

Location
Busshōzan Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Busshōzan Station Busshōzan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Busshōzan Station (仏生山駅, Busshōzan-eki) i is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K06".

Lines

Busshōzan Station is a station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 8.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by level crossings. Track 3 on the island platform is short and can handle trains with a length of only two carriages, and it is dead headed. ^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Ōta		Kotohira Line		Kūkō-dōri

History

Busshōzan Station opened on December 21, 1926 as a station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger. In April 1987, the station building was relocated 336 meters in the direction of Kotoden Kotohira.

Surrounding area

The city of Takamatsu operates a park and ride lot near the station.^[3]

Kagawa Prefectural Road No. 12 Miki Kokubunji Line
Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Busshozan Factory
Takamatsu Municipal Ryuun Junior High School

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	3,085
2012	2,976
2013	3,035
2014	2,964
2015	3,096
2016	3,195
2017	3,124

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.
^ "高松市パークアンドライド駐車場". Takamatsu City Official Web Site (in Japanese). April 1, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.