Konpiramae Station

Railway station in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

34°10′11″N 134°35′06″E / 34.1697°N 134.5851°E / 34.1697; 134.5851Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)

Naruto Line

Distance5.7 km (3.5 mi) from IkenotaniPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - platform at same level as access roadOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeN08HistoryOpened1 July 1916; 108 years ago (1916-07-01)PassengersFY201970 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Kyōkaimae N07 towards Ikenotani		Naruto Line		Muya N09 towards Naruto

Location
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Konpiramae Station (金比羅前駅, Konpiramae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N06".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 5.7 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.^[3] Only local services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

Konpiramae Station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. The platform is at the same level as the access road and may be entered without the need for a ramp or steps.^[2]^[3]^[5]

History

Konpiramae Station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 July 1916 as Konpiramae stop. After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of Konpiramae, upgraded it to a full station and operated it as part of the Awa Line. On 20 March 1935, after some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line, Kyōkaimae became part of the Muya Line. On 1 March 1956, the line was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

Konpira Jinja
Japan National Route 11

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "金比羅前" [Konpiramae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 34, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Konpiramae Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ "金比羅前駅" [Konpiramae Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ 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. 653. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.