is a passenger
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
located in the city of
Kōchi city, the capital of
Kōchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...
, Japan. It is operated by
JR Shikoku
The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has ...
and has the station number "K04".
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Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line
is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi. The line links the city of Kōchi with northern Shikoku a ...
and is located 131.3 km from the beginning of the line at .
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
serving a curved section of track. There is no station building or shelter. A road viaduct crosses the tracks over part of the platform, providing cover from weather.
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 1 November 1986 as operated by Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku and it was renamed Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station.
Connections
, a tramstop on the operated by , is located about 300 metres from the station.
Surrounding area
*Kochi Municipal Kochi Commercial High School
See also
*List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
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Railway stations
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References
External links
*https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/jikoku/pdf/kochi-shogyomae.pdf timestable]
Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986
Kōchi
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