Shioya Station (Kagawa)

{{short description|Railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Shioya Station

| native_name = 塩屋駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Kotoden-Shido-line-Shioya-station-platform-20100804.jpg

| alt = Station platform

| caption = Shioya Station platform

| other_name =

| address = Murecho Omachi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0122

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34.3356|N|134.1554|E|source:wikidata|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad

| line = {{Colorbull|#ff3366}} Shido Line

| distance = 10.0 km from {{STN|Kawaramachi|x|Kagawa}}

| platforms = 1 side platform

| connections =

| structure = At-grade

| parking = No

| bicycle = Yes

| accessible = Yes

| status = Unstaffed

| code = S12

| opened = {{startdate|1911|11|18}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 141 per day{{cite web |title=国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ |url=http://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_2.html |website=MILT |accessdate=January 29, 2020 |language=ja}}

| pass_year = FY2017

| map_type = Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Shioya Station

| services =

}}

{{nihongo|Shioya Station|塩屋駅|Shioya-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S12".

Lines

Shioya Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 10.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951616|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku|language=ja|pages=8, 64}}

Adjacent stations

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History

Shioya Station opened on November 18, 1911 on the Tosan Electric Tramway. It became a station of the Sanuki Electric Railway in 1942. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway. Operations were suspended on January 26, 1945 from Yakuri Station to this station, but were reopened on October 9, 1949.

Passenger statistics

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!colspan="2"|Ridership per day

Year

!Ridership

2011

|114

2012

|114

2013

|125

2014

|125

2015

|139

2016

|143

2017

|141

Surrounding area

See also

References

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