Utazu Station

Utazu Station (宇多津駅, Utazu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Utazu, Ayauta District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y09".^[2]

Y09 Utazu Station 宇多津駅
Utazu Station South exit
General information
Location	49, Hama-Gobancho, Utazu Town, Ayauta District, Kagawa Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°18′23″N 133°48′50″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yosan Line
Distance	25.9 km (16.1 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	Y09
History
Opened	21 February 1897; 128 years ago (21 February 1897)
Passengers
FY2023	2,244[1]
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Marugame Y10 towards Uwajima Yosan Line Sakaide Y08 towards Takamatsu Terminus Honshi-Bisan Line Kojima towards Limited Express Kojima Terminus Uzushio Takamatsu Y00 T28 towards Tokushima
Track layout Legend to Sakaide Station & Kojima Station to Marugame Station
Location Utazu Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Utazu Station Utazu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 25.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Trains of Honshi Bisan Line (Seto Ohashi Line), also terminate at this station.^[3] All passenger trains on the Yosan Line, and trains that directly run between the Honshi Bisan Line and Tadotsu Station on the Yosan Line, stop at this station, except for some limited express trains and special trains in the early morning and at night.^[4] At this station, the limited express trains Shiokaze/Ishizuchi, Minamifu/Shimanto, and Minamifu/Uzushio are divided and merged.

Layout

Utazu Station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Honshi-Bisan Line
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station
Kojima		Limited Express Uzushio / Shiokaze		Yosan Line
Yosan Line
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station
Sakaide		Rapid Sun Port		Terminus

History

Utazu Station opened on 21 February 1897, as a station on the Sanuki Railway. The Sanuki Railway became part of the Sanyo Railway in 1904, and was nationalized in 1906. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[5][6]

Surrounding area

• Marugame Hirai Art Museum
• Kagawa Junior College
• Shikoku Medical College
• Utazu Municipal Utazu Kita Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan