title: Takinomiya Station
text: # Takinomiya Station
  
  Takinomiya Station (滝宮駅, Takinomiya-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 "K15".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Takinomiya Station is a station on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 20.7 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station. Takinomiya is the terminus for some services from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. It is the only staffed station on the Kotohira Line outside of Takamatsu City. The station building has been in use since the opening of the line in 1926, and has been certified as a modern industrial heritage.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | ← | Service | → |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ayagawa | Kotohira Line | Hayuka |
  
  ## History
  
  Takinomiya Station opened on December 21, 1926 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
  
  * Takinomiya Tenman-gu Shrine
  * Ayagawa Town Hall
  * Japan National Route 32
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  Ridership per day :
  
  | Year | Ridership |
  | - | - |
  | 2011 | 1317 |
  | 2012 | 1307 |
  | 2013 | 1167 |
  | 2014 | 647 |
  | 2015 | 624 |
  | 2016 | 578 |
  | 2017 | 556 |
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Station platform
  * A Kotoden 300-series at Takinomiya
  * A Kotoden 1200 series arriving at Takinomiya
  