Kageno Station (影野駅, Kageno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K23".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 190.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

Kageno Station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A station building, which is unstaffed, serves as a waiting room. The island platform is accessed by means of a ramp and a level crossing. There is a siding to one side of the island platform.[2][5][6]

  • A view of the island platform looking in the direction of Kubokawa. The siding can be seen to the right of the picture.
    A view of the island platform looking in the direction of Kubokawa. The siding can be seen to the right of the picture.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Dosan Line
Tosa-Kure Local Rokutanji

History

The station opened on 20 October 1947 as the terminus of the Dosan Line which was extended westwards from Tosa-Kure. It became a through-station on 12 November 1951 when the track was further extended to Kubokawa. At the time it was opened, 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][7]

Surrounding area

  • Shimanto Town Kageno Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "影野" [Kageno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 670. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ "Kageno Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "影野駅" [Kageno Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  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. 47, 77. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Kageno Station at Wikimedia Commons