Tosa-Kitagawa Station

Tosa-Kitagawa Station (土佐北川駅, Tosa-Kitagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Ōtoyo, Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D33".[1][2]

Tosa-Kitagawa Station

土佐北川駅
Tosa-Kitagawa Station in 2007
LocationKusunoki, Otoyo, Nagaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-0324
Japan
Coordinates33°42′53″N 133°41′11″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Dosan Line
Distance93.3 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Station codeD33
History
Opened1 October 1960 (1960-10-01)
Location
Tosa-Kitagawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 93.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station, which is unmanned, consists of a narrow island platform serving two tracks all mounted on an iron bridge spanning the Ananai River. From both the north and south ends of the bridge, stairs lead up to a pedestrian walkway along the length of the bridge which gives access to the platform. At an intermediate landing up the steps on the south side, a waiting room has been established.[2][5]

  • Station entrance on the north side of the bridge. The stairs lead to a walkway which runs along the length of the bridge.
  • Access to the entrance on the south side of the bridge is via a gravel footpath. A public telephone call box has been installed. A toilet building can also be seen in the background.
  • The stairs on the south side lead up to the walkway along the bridge.
  • At a landing under the bridge on the south side, a waiting room has been installed.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Dosan Line
Ōsugi - Kakumodani

History

The station opened on 1 October 1960 on the existing Dosan Line but at a different location further to the south. After track re-alignment works, the station was moved to its present location on 3 March 1986. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming 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. "土佐北川" [Tosa-Kitagawa]. 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. p. 666. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "Tosa-Kitagawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. "土佐北川駅" [Tosa-Kitagawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  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.
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