Engyōjiguchi Station

Engyojiguchi Station (円行寺口駅, Engyojiguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K02".[1][2]

Engyōjiguchi Station 円行寺口駅
Engyōjiguchi Station in 2010
Location	2 Chome-20 Shinyashiki, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0911 Japan
Coordinates	33°33′57″N 133°31′15″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	128.7 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Under the elevated track
Disabled access	Yes - elevator to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	K02
History
Opened	1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)
Location
Engyōjiguchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 128.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers and a ticket vending machine. There is an elevator from street level to the platform for barrier-free access. Parking for bikes is available under the elevated track and for cars across the street.[2][5][6]

• 
  View of the station entrance in 2010.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Iriake		-	Asahi

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1964 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) as a new stop along the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7] In 2008, it was rebuilt and opened as an elevated station as part of a project to elevate Kōchi Station and 4.1 km of nearby tracks to improve traffic circulation in the city.[5][8]

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "円行寺口" [Engyōjiguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 667–668. ISBN 4533029809.
4. "Engyojiguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. "円行寺口駅" [Engyōjiguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Has images of the old station.
6. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 40, 75. ISBN 9784062951616.
7. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.
8. "新ＪＲ高知駅完成　大迫力の杉の大屋根" [New JR Kōchi Station opens] (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun digital. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan