Shigetō Station

Shigetō Station (繁藤駅, Shigetō-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Kami, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D35".[1][2]

Shigetō Station

繁藤駅
Shigetō Station in 2011
LocationTosayamadacho Shigetō, Kami-shi, Kōchi-ken 789-0585
Japan
Coordinates33°40′49″N 133°41′25″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Dosan Line
Distance97.6 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3 + 1 siding
Construction
Disabled accessNo - overhead footbridge needed to access the island platform
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Station codeD35
History
Opened21 June 1930 (1930-06-21)
Previous namesAmatsubo (until 1963)
Location
Shigetō Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 97.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, as illustrated below.

←:for Shingai →:for Kakumodani

Linked to the side platform is a small building which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A footbridge connects the side platform to the island platform, which has a weather shelter. A short siding juts partially into the other side of the side platform.[2][5]

  • A view in the direction of Kakumodani. Note the deep ravine to the right.
  • Another view, this time in the direction of Shingai. Note the footbridge in the background.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Dosan Line
Kakumodani - Shingai

History

The station opened on 21 June 1930 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from Tosa-Yamada to Kakumodani. At this time it was named Amatsubo Station (天坪駅) and was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). On 1 October 1963, it was renamed Shigetō. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]

On 5 July 1972, what became known as the "Shigetō disaster" occurred. Torrential rain over several days led to a series of landslides which engulfed part of the station and surrounding houses. Two locomotives and two passenger carriages were swept into the river valley below with some of the vehicles being carried onto the opposite bank.[7][8] There were 60 deaths and the damage to the Dosan Line took 23 days to repair.[9][10]

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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "繁藤" [Shigetō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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. p. 666. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "Shigetō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2007). Zenkoku Tetsudō Jijō Dai-kenkyū: Shikoku Hen (in Japanese). Sōshisha. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-7942-1615-1.
  6. 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.
  7. "災害に備えよう" [Prepare for Disasters]. police.pref.kochi.lg.jp. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. "昭和47年の繁藤災害" [The Shigetō Disaster in Showa 47]. shikoku-saigai.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. "四国での被害" [Destruction in Shikoku]. nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. "繁藤駅" [Shigetō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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