Y02 Kinashi Station 鬼無駅
Kinashi Station in 2007
General information
Location	17-2 Kinashi-chō Satō, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-8023 Japan
Coordinates	34°19′32″N 133°59′38″E / 34.325494°N 133.993861°E / 34.325494; 133.993861
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yosan Line
Distance	6.1 km (3.8 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y02
History
Opened	21 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-21)
Passengers
FY2019	652
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Hashioka Y03 towards Uwajima Yosan Line Kōzai Y01 towards Takamatsu Limited Express Hashioka Y03 towards Okayama Marine Liner Takamatsu Y00 Terminus      Uzushio does not stop here Rapid Hashioka Y03 towards Iyo-Saijō Sunport Takamatsu Y00 Terminus
Location
Kinashi Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kinashi Station Kinashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kinashi Station (鬼無駅, Kinashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y02".^[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 6.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. Some trains of the Marine Liner rapid service on the Seto-Ohashi Line between Okayama and Takamatsu also stop at the station. 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 Kinashi.^[4]

Layout

Kinashi Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge. Parking is available at the station forecourt.^[2][3][5] The station's ticket window is unstaffed but a Chinese restaurant in the station building acts as a kan'i itaku agent and sells some types of tickets.^[6]

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  Train at Kinashi Station

Adjacent stations

History

Kinashi Station opened on 21 February 1897 as an intermediate stop when the track of the privately Sanuki Railway (later the Sanyo Railway) was extended from Marugame to Takamatsu. After the railway as nationalized on 1 December 1906, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over the station and operated it as part of the Sanuki Line (later the Sanyo and then the Yosan Main Line). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR, the successor of JGR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7][8]

Surrounding area

• Takamatsu Municipal Kinashi Elementary School
• Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Nishi High School
• Kagawa Seiryo Junior and Senior High School