is a JR West railway station located in Shimonoseki city, Yamaguchi Prefecture,

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. People who disembark at Kottoi Station can take a 20-minute bus ride to

Tsunoshima is an island located in the Sea of Japan. Located in the north west of Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is a part of Shimonoseki city. The island has an area of and has a coastline of . The island consists primarily of basalt, and is a part of the Kita- ...

via the

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, a bridge that joins Tsunoshima to the mainland at Hōhoku Town. It was the longest toll free bridge in Japan when it was completed on November 3, 2000.

Station layout

Kottoi Station is housed in its original wooden-framed

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. It is a one-track, single platform station. Because of this single line structure, trains bound for Nagatoshi Station as well as

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stop at the same platform. Previously the platform had a side track, allowing trains that were traveling in different directions to pass one another, however this was discontinued in 1970. The station is run by the Nagato Railroad Bureau. Though there are no staff members at the station, some tickets can be purchased from a small shop in front of the station. As there is a difference in height of a few meters between the station building and the platform, there is a staircase to the platform which crosses over the old track. There is a waiting room on the platform side of the station building, but there is no door. The station is located considerably higher than the village it serves.

History

*9 September 1928 - The extension of the Japanese National Rail Kogushi Line, as it was then known, from Takibe Station to

Agawa Station is a JR West San'in Main Line railway station located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is one of the stations on the Misuzu Shiosa ...

, is completed. Services for passenger and freight trains commence. *24 February 1933 - The Kogushi Line is incorporated into the San'in Main Line. *1 August 1961 - The service of freight trains is cancelled. *1 April 1987 - Under the privatisation of Japan's railways, Kottoi Station becomes part of the West Japan Railway Company.

Etymology

The origin of the area name ''Kottoi'' has been addressed in various media, particularly as a station name which is difficult to read by Japanese standards. There are two ideas about the origin of the place name. The first comes from the regional way for expressing the word as kottoi. The second comes from an

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which faces the Sea of Japan known as . It is also said to mean "a robust cow that will bear a heavy load".

Platforms

Lines

The following lines pass through or terminate at Takibe Station: * West Japan Railway Company ** San'in Main Line

Local area

*Kottoi Fishing Harbour *

- Before the

was constructed, the area was home to the which connected the island to the mainland. Tsunoshima was also connected via which also had a connecting bus service. Now there is a direct bus to the island. * Japan National Route 435

Bus line

*Blue Line Bus Service

User statistics

Below are the average number of people who alight at Kottoi Station per day. *1999 - 105 *2000 - 91 *2001 - 63 *2002 - 64 *2003 - 67 *2004 - 58 *2005 - 53 *2006 - 41 *2007 - 32 *2008 - 36 *2009 - 31 *2010 - 34

References

External links

Kottoi Station (JR West)
{{Sanin Main Line (Nagato area) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture Sanin Main Line Stations of West Japan Railway Company