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{{short description|Railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name        = {{JRSSN|Y|00|size=50}}{{JRSSN|T|28|size=50}}<br/> Takamatsu Station
| native_name = 高松駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type        = 
| style = JR Shikoku
| image       = Takamatsu Station (Kagawa) 20240327.jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = Takamatsu Station in March 2024
| other_name  = 
| address     = 1-20 Hamano-chō, [[Takamatsu|Takamatsu City]], [[Kagawa Prefecture]]
| country     = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34.350781|134.046472|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title,inline}}
| operator            = {{ric|JR Shikoku|name=y}}
| line        = {{Plainlist|
* {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|yes}}
* {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Kotoku|yes}}
 }}
| platforms   =  4 [[bay platforms]]
| tracks = 9
| connections = {{Plainlist|
*{{rint|bus}} Bus terminal
 }}
| structure   = 
| code        = Y00 (Yosan Line)<br />T28 (Kotoku Line)
| opened      =  {{Start date and age|1897|02|21|df=y}}
| status              = Staffed (''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'')
| closed      = 
| former      =  
| passengers          = 9,285
| pass_year           = FY2019
| pass_rank           = 
| map_type    = Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan   
| map_dot_label       = Takamatsu Station
| services            = {{Adjstn|system=JR Shikoku|line=Yosan|left=Kōzai|note-left={{JRSSN|Y|01}}|line2=Kotoku|right2=Shōwachō|note-right2={{JRSSN|T|27}}}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Takamatsu Station'''|高松駅|Takamatsu-eki}} is a junction passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]], [[Kagawa Prefecture]], Japan. It is operated by [[JR Shikoku]] and has the station number "Y00" and "T28" .<ref name=yosanstation>{{cite web|url=http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/pdf_numbering/map.pdf|title=Shikoku Railway Route Map|publisher=JR Shikoku|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>

==Lines==
The station is terminus of the JR Shikoku [[Yosan Line]] and is located 297.6&nbsp;km from the opposing terminus of the line at [[Uwajima Station|Uwajima]]. It is also the terminus of the JR Shikoku [[Kōtoku Line]] and is 74.5 kilometers from the terminus of that line at [[Tokushima Station|Tokushima]].<ref name=kawashima/>

==Layout==
Takamatsu Station is an above-ground station with four [[bay platform]]s serving nine tracks. As the platforms all dead head, the station building is located at the end, allowing barrier-free access. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.<ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951609|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku|language=ja|pages=19, 76}}</ref><ref name=sw>{{cite web|url=https://www.shikoku.org.uk/JR/LINE/yosan/KOUZAI.htm|title=香西駅|trans-title=Kōzai Station|access-date=27 January 2018|website=shikoku.org.uk}}</ref>

== Ground-level platforms ==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" frame="hsides" rules="rows"
|-
!style="width:2em;"|1・2
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Kotoku|yes}}
|{{STN|Ritsurin}}, {{STN|Shido}}, {{STN|Sambommatsu|Kagawa}}, {{STN|Tokushima}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|3
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Uzushio|box}} [[Limited Express]] {{lnl|JR Shikoku|Uzushio}}
|Ritsurin, Shido, Sanbommatsu, Tokushima
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Kotoku|box}} Kōtoku Line
|Ritsurin, Shido, Sanbommatsu, Tokushima
|-
!4
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|box}} Yosan Line {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Dosan|yes}} (direct)
|{{STN|Sakaide}}, {{STN|Utazu}}, {{STN|Tadotsu}}, {{STN|Kan'onji}}, {{STN|Kotohira}}
|-
!rowspan="3"|5
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Uzushio|box}} Limited Express ''Uzushio''
|Utazu・{{STN|Kojima}}, {{STN|Okayama}}
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Marine Liner|box}} Rapid {{lnl|JR Shikoku|Marine Liner}}
|Sakaide, Kojima, {{STN|Chayamachi}}, Okayama
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|box}} Yosan Line {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Dosan|box}} Dosan Line (Local)
|Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kotohira
|-
!rowspan="3"|6
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Shimanto|box}} Limited Express {{lnl|JR Shikoku|Shimanto}}
|Kotohira, {{STN|Awa-Ikeda}}・{{STN|Kōchi|Kōchi}}
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Marine Liner|box}} Rapid ''Marine Liner''
|Sakaide, Kojima, Chayamachi Station, Okayama
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|box}} Yosan Line {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Dosan|box}} Dosan Line (direct)
|Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
|-
!rowspan="2"|7
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Ishizuchi|box}} Limited Express {{lnl|JR Shikoku|Ishizuchi}}
|Kan'onji, {{STN|Iyo-Saijō}}, {{STN|Matsuyama|Ehime}}, {{STN|Uwajima}}
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|box}} Yosan Line {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Dosan|box}} Dosan Line (direct)
|Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
|-
!rowspan="3"|8
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Shimanto|box}} Limited Express ''Shimanto''
|Kotohira, Awa-ikeda, Kochi, {{STN|Nakamura}}
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|box}} Yosan Line {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Dosan|box}} Dosan Line (direct)
|Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Marine Liner|box}} Rapid ''Marine Liner''
|Sakaide, Kojima, Chayamachi Station, Okayama
|-
!rowspan="2"|9
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Yosan|box}} Yosan Line {{rcb|JR Shikoku|Dosan|box}} Dosan Line (direct)
|Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
|-
|{{rcb|JR Shikoku|Sunrise Seto|box}} [[Sleeping Car|Overnight Limited Express Sleeper]] {{lnl|JR Shikoku|Sunrise Seto}}
|Okayama, {{STN|Osaka}}, {{STN|Tokyo}}
|}

==History==
Takamatsu Station opened on 21 February 1897. With the [[privatization]] and dissolution of [[JNR|Japan National Railways]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the newly created Japan Railways Shikoku (JR Shikoku).

==Surrounding area==
*[[Takamatsu-Chikkō Station]]
* [[Japan National Route 30|National Route 30]]
*[[Takamatsu Castle (Sanuki)|Takamatsu Castle]]

==See also==
*[[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Takamatsu Station (Kagawa)|Takamatsu Station}}
*[https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/kakueki/takamatsu/  Takamatsu Station (JR Shikoku)] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Yosan Line}}
{{Kōtoku Line}}

[[Category:Yosan Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Takamatsu]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897]]