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Y05 Sanuki-Fuchū Station 讃岐府中駅
Sanuki-Fuchū in 2015
General information
Location	Fuchucho, Sakaide-shi, Kagawa-ken 762-0024 Japan
Coordinates	34°17′30″N 133°55′27″E / 34.2916°N 133.9241°E / 34.2916; 133.9241
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	14.2 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking place for bikes
Accessible	No - steps lead up to platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y05
History
Opened	27 January 1952 (1952-01-27)
Passengers
FY2019	323
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Sanuki-Fuchū Station (讃岐府中駅, Sanuki-Fuchū-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y05".

Lines

Sanuki-Fuchū Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 14.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Only local services stop at the station. In addition, 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-Fuchū.

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. There is no station building but weather shelters are provided on both platforms for waiting passengers. Flights of steps lead up to each platform from ground level. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a pedestrian tunnel under the embankment. A designated parking space for bicycles is provided near the station.

Adjacent stations

History

Sanuki-Fuchū 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.

Surrounding area

• Lake Fuchu
• School for Special Needs Education, Faculty of Education, Kagawa University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. ^ "讃岐府中" [Sanuki-Fuchū]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 17, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "Sanuki-Fuchū Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
5. "讃岐府中駅" [Sanuki-Fuchū Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 632. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Sanuki-Fuchū Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station timetable(in Japanese)

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