Kotoden Shido Line

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Kotoden Shido Line
Kotoden Shido Line 700 series EMU at Kawaramachi Station, January 2006
Overview
OwnerTakamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
LocaleKagawa Prefecture
Termini
Stations16
History
Opened18 November 1911
Technical
Line length12.5 km (7.8 mi)[1]
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Minimum radius80 m
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed65 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[edit]

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 Oki-Matsushima 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 Furu-Takamatsu 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.