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T18
Orange Town Station
オレンジタウン駅
Orange Town Station in 2010
General information
LocationToriuchi Valley, Shido, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2101
Japan
Coordinates34°18′06″N 134°10′51″E / 34.3018°N 134.1809°E / 34.3018; 134.1809
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance18.9 km (11.7 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - access to island platform by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT18
History
Opened14 March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-14)
Passengers
FY2019238
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
ShidoT19towards Takamatsu Kōtoku Line ZōdaT17towards Tokushima
Limited Express
ShidoT19towards Kojima Uzushio Sanuki-TsudaT15towards Tokushima
Location
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Orange Town Station (オレンジタウン駅, Orenji-taun-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T18".

Lines

Orange Town Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 18.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building of modernistic concrete design is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform from the station building is by means of a footbridge which also gives access to the other of the tracks.

  • A view of the station platform. The station building can be seen to the left. The footbridge extends to the right, permitting access to the station from the other side of the tracks. A view of the station platform. The station building can be seen to the left. The footbridge extends to the right, permitting access to the station from the other side of the tracks.

History

Orange Town Station was opened on 14 March 1998 as an added station on the existing Kōtoku Line by JRShikoku.

Surrounding area

  • Orange Town Housing Area

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ "オレンジタウン" [Orange Town]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  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. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Orange Town Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. "オレンジタウン駅" [Orange Town Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

External links

Stations of the JR Shikoku T Kōtoku Line
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