Utazu Station (宇多津駅, Utazu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Utazu, Ayauta District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y09".[1]
Y09 Utazu Station 宇多津駅 | |
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![]() = Utazu Station South exit | |
General information | |
Location | 49, Hama-Gobancho, Utazu-cho, Ayauta-gun,Kagawa-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 34°18′23″N 133°48′50″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line |
Distance | 25.9 km fromTakamatsu |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Connections |
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Construction | |
Structure type | elevated |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi) |
Station code | Y09 |
History | |
Opened | 21 February 1897 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 2164 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Utazu Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture![]() ![]() Utazu Station Utazu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 25.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Trains of Honshi Bisan Line (Seto Ohashi Line), also terminate at this station[2] All passenger trains on the Yosan Line, and trains that directly run between the Honshi Bisan Line and Tadotsu Station on the Yosan Line, stop at this station, except for some limited express trains and special trains in the early morning and at night..[3]At this station, the limited express trains ``Shiokaze/Ishizuchi, ``Minamifu/Shimanto, and ``Minamifu/Uzushio are divided and merged.
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Utazu Station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [2]
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Honshi-Bisan Line | ||||
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kojima | Local | Terminus | ||
Kojima | Limited Express Uzushio | Yosan Line | ||
Yosan Line | ||||
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Takamatsu | Limited Express Uzushio | Honshi-Bisan Line | ||
Sakaide | Rapid Sun Port | Terminus | ||
Sakaide | Local | Marugame |
Utazu Station opened on 21 February 1897, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway became part of the Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[4][5]
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