title: Ōta Station (Kagawa)
text: # Ōta Station (Kagawa)
  
  Ōta Station (太田駅, Ōta-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K05".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ōta Station is a statin on the Kotoden Kotohira Line and is located 6.2 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | ← | Service | → |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fuseishi | Kotohira Line | Busshōzan |
  
  ## History
  
  Ōta 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. In April 1987, the station building was relocated 336 meters in the direction of Kotoden Kotohira.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kagawa Prefectural Road 147 Ota Uemachi Shido Line
  * Kagawa Prefectural School for the Deaf
  * Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Sakurai High School
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  Ridership per day :
  
  | Year | Ridership |
  | - | - |
  | 2011 | 3,387 |
  | 2012 | 3,608 |
  | 2013 | 3,789 |
  | 2014 | 3,913 |
  | 2015 | 4,127 |
  | 2016 | 4,355 |
  | 2017 | 4,410 |
  