Kotoden Kotohira Line
Kotohira Line 1080 series EMU, September 2018
Overview
OwnerTakamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
LocaleKagawa Prefecture
Termini
Stations22
History
Opened21 December 1926
Technical
Line length32.9 km (20.4 mi)[1]
Number of tracksSingle (double track between Takamatsu-Chikkō and Ritsurin-Kōen)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius120 m
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed85 km/h (55 mph)[1]

The Kotoden Kotohira line (琴電琴平線, Kotoden Kotohira-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Takamatsu-Chikkō Station in Takamatsu with Kotoden-Kotohira Station in Kotohira. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is yellow.

Station list

All stations are located in Kagawa Prefecture.

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Connections Location
between stations from Takamatsu-Chikkō
K00
N00 		Takamatsu-Chikkō* 高松築港 - 0.0 Kōtoku Line, Yosan Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line) (Takamatsu Station) Takamatsu
K01
N01 		Kataharamachi* 片原町 0.9 0.9  
K02
N02 		Kawaramachi* 瓦町 0.8 1.7 ■ Kotoden Nagao Line (N02) (through service)
■ Kotoden Shido Line (S00)
↓ Through services to/from Nagao via the Nagao Line ↓
K03 Ritsurin-Kōen* 栗林公園 1.2 2.9   Takamatsu
K04 Sanjō* 三条 1.0 3.9  
K04A Fuseishi* 伏石 1.1 5.0  
K05 Ōta* 太田 1.2 6.2  
K06 Busshōzan* 仏生山 1.8 8.0  
K07 Kūkō-dōri 空港通り 1.0 9.0  
K08 Ichinomiya* 一宮 1.0 10.0  
K09 Enza 円座 1.2 11.2  
K10 Okamoto 岡本 2.6 13.8  
K11 Kazashigaoka 挿頭丘 1.2 15.0   Ayagawa
K12 Hatada 畑田 0.8 15.8  
K13 Sue 陶 2.5 18.3  
K14 Ayagawa
(Aeon mall Ayagawa) 		綾川
(イオンモール綾川) 		1.5 19.8  
K15 Takinomiya* 滝宮 0.9 20.7  
K16 Hayuka 羽床 2.1 22.8  
K17 Kurikuma 栗熊 1.8 24.6   Marugame
K18 Okada 岡田 2.6 27.2  
K19 Hazama 羽間 1.9 29.1   Mannō
K20 Enai 榎井 2.5 31.6   Kotohira
K21 Kotoden-Kotohira* 琴電琴平 1.3 32.9 Dosan Line (Kotohira Station)

History

The line first opened on 21 December 1926 between Ritsurin-Kōen and Takinomiya.[1]

Since the beginning of the 21st century, two new stations have opened: Kūkōdōri on 29 July 2006 and Ayagawa on 15 December 2013.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. "ことでんを知る" [Learn about Kotoden]. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ "琴電「綾川駅」が開業／記念式典を開催" [Kotoden Ayagawa Station Opens, Ceremony Held]. Shikoku News. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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