Tosa-Yamada Station

Tosa-Yamada Station (土佐山田駅, Tosa-Yamada-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Kami, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station of the city of Kami and is operated by JR Shikoku with the station number "D37".[1][2]

Tosa-Yamada Station 土佐山田駅
Tosa-Yamada Station in 2006
Location	1 Chome-5 Tosayamadachō Higashihonmachi, Kami-shi, Kōchi-ken 782-0031 Japan
Coordinates	33°36′26″N 133°41′05″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	111.3 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - footbridge needed to access island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	D37
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 December 1925 (1925-12-05)
Location
Tosa-Yamada Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 111.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3] In addition to the local trains on the Dosan Line, Nanpū limited express services from Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo, and Shimanto limited express services from Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo also stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving 3 lines. The side platform connects to a station building which includes a waiting room, a Midori no Madoguchi ticket counter and a convenience store. An overhead footbridge is used to access the side platform.[2] There is a siding north of the island platform.[5]

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  A view of the station platforms. A siding can be seen to the extreme left.
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  Bus stop in front of the station

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Shingai		-	Yamada-Nishimachi

History

The station opened on 5 December 1925 as the terminus of the then Kochi Line when it was extended northwards from Kōchi. It became a through station on 21 June 1930 when the line was further extended to Kakumodani. At that time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "土佐山田" [Tosa-Yamada]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. 666–667. ISBN 4533029809.
4. "Tosa-Yamada Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
5. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2007). Zenkoku Tetsudō Jijō Dai-kenkyū: Shikoku Hen (in Japanese). Sōshisha. pp. 114–115. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)