[2] It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and has station designations "K02", "N02" and "S00".

It forms the terminus of the 14.6 kilometer Kotoden Nagao Line to Nagao and the 12.5 kilometer Kotoden Shido Line to Kotoden-Shido, although many Nagao Line services start and terminate at Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

It is located 32.9 km from the opposing terminus of the Kotohira line at Kotoden-Kotohira Station.

The station is an elevated station integrated with the Kotoden Kawaramachi Building completed in 1996, and the Kotohira Line and Nagao Line platforms are located on the first floor of the building.

[2] It was renamed Takamatsu Station (高松駅) on 22 April 1927 and Kotoden Takamatsu Station (琴電高松駅) in August 1941, before reverting to its original name on 1 January 1954.