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

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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "土佐北川" [Tosa-Kitagawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. 666. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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