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Hatada Station

Railway station in Ayagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°15′33″N 133°58′20″E / 34.2593°N 133.9721°E / 34.2593; 133.9721Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Kotohira Line Distance15.8 km from Takamatsu-ChikkōPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK12PassengersFY 2017253 daily^[1]

Location
Hatada Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Hatada Station Hatada Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hatada Station (畑田駅, Hatada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ayagawa, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K12".

Lines

Hatada Station is a statin on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 15.8 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[2] There is a sloped entrance leading to the back of the station, and a staircase at the end of the platform as a relic of the two side platform era (there was no railroad crossing facility, but there is access to the road that leads to the abandoned platform on the opposite side of the track).

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kazashigaoka		Kotohira Line		Sue

History

Hatada Station opened on December 21, 1926 as a station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. This station was established as the closest station to the Sastooka villa area, which was developed by the former Kotohira Electric Railway as a residential and villa area. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger.

Surrounding area

Kagawa Prefectural Route 282 Takamatsu Kotohira Line
Former Kotoden Hatada Substation

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	238
2012	241
2013	257
2014	274
2015	264
2016	260
2017	253

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ 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2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.