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Shirayama Station

Railway station in Miki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°16′00″N 134°09′01″E / 34.2668°N 134.1502°E / 34.2668; 134.1502Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Nagao Line Distance12.8 km from KawaramachiPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeN14HistoryOpenedApril 30, 1912 (1912-04-30)PassengersFY 2017265 per day (2017)^[1]

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

Shirayama Station (白山駅, Shirayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of in Miki, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "N14".

Lines

Shirayama Station is a station on the Kotoden Nagao Line and is located 12.8 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi and 14.5 kilometers from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended and there is no station building, but only a shelter on each platform.^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Gakuen-dōri		Nagao Line		Ido

History

Shirayama Station opened on April 30, 1912 as a station of the Kotohira Electric Railway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Kotohira Line due to a company merger.

Surrounding area

Shirayama Jinja

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	283
2012	257
2013	274
2014	255
2015	271
2016	275
2017	265

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 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.