Rokumanji Station
railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture, Japan
Rokumanji Station (六万寺駅, Rokumanji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "S09".
Lines
Rokumanji Station is a station of the Kotoden Shido Line and is located 7.8 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station.
Layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
History
Rokumanji Station opened on November 18, 1911 on the Tosan Electric Tramway. It became a station of the Sanuki Electric Railway in 1942. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway. Operations were suspended on January 26, 1945, but were reopened on October 9, 1949 with the station renamed Mure Station (牟礼駅). The name reverted to Rokumanji Station on February 1, 1955.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q11392268. Authority coordinates are 34.343, 134.134. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1911, 1942, 1943 and 1945.
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