Kotoden Shido Line

Kotoden Shido Line

Kotoden Shido Line 700 series EMU at Kawaramachi Station, January 2006
Overview
Locale Kagawa Prefecture
Termini Kawaramachi
Kotoden-Shido
Stations 16
Operation
Opened 18 November 1911
Owner Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Technical
Line length 12.5 km (7.8 mi)[1]
Number of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Minimum radius 80 m
Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed 65 km/h (40 mph)[1]

The Kotoden Shido line (琴電志度線 Kotoden Shido-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Kawaramachi Station in Takamatsu with Kotoden-Shido Station in Sanuki. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is rose pink.

Station list

All stations are located in Kagawa Prefecture.

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Connections Location
between stations from Kawaramachi
S00 Kawaramachi 瓦町 - 0.0 Kotoden Kotohira Line (K02)
Kotoden Nagao Line (N02)
Takamatsu
S01 Imabashi 今橋 0.6 0.6  
S02 Matsushima-nichome 松島二丁目 0.6 1.2  
S03 Okimatsushima 沖松島 0.7 1.9  
S04 Kasugagawa 春日川 1.1 3.0  
S05 Katamoto 潟元 1.3 4.3  
S06 Kotoden-Yashima 琴電屋島 0.7 5.0  
S07 Furutakamatsu 古高松 0.7 5.7  
S08 Yakuri 八栗 1.0 6.7 Yakuri Cable (Yakuri-Tozanguchi Station)
S09 Rokumanji 六万寺 1.1 7.8  
S10 Ōmachi 大町 0.9 8.7  
S11 Yakuri-shinmichi 八栗新道 0.6 9.3 Kōtoku Line (Sanuki-Mure Station)
S12 Shioya 塩屋 0.7 10.0  
S13 Fusazaki 房前 0.6 10.6  
S14 Hara 0.9 11.5  
S15 Kotoden-Shido 琴電志度 1.0 12.5 Kōtoku Line (Shido Station) Sanuki

History

The line first opened on 18 November 1911 between Imabashi and Shido Station (now Kotoden-Shido), electrified at 600 V DC. The line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC from August 1966.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
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