is a passenger

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located in the city of

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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

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and has the station number "D36".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku

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and is located 103.9 km from the beginning of the line at .

Layout

Shingai Station is one of two stations with switchback layout in Shikoku, the other being . The single

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is on a siding located in the middle of a 25‰ gradient. Trains from first enter the siding with the platform. Trains then reverse to the other siding, change direction again, and enter the main line toward . Trains that do not stop at the station do not use the sidings. The station is unstaffed. A small building connected to the side platform serves as a waiting room. Shingai Station Signal 20110906.jpg, View from the platform; the track in the middle from left to right is the main line.

Adjacent stations

History

opened on 28 November 1935, and was converted to a passenger station on 1 June 1947. In preparation for the US invasion of the Japanese home islands, the area around Shinkai Signalbox was designated as a key point for the line of communication and was made into a military fortress. As the mountainous area was deemed a natural fortress, important facilities such as the Shikoku Military District Headquarters were temporarily established here. During the brief period until the end of the war, Shinkai Signalbox unexpectedly became the center of Kōchi prefecture. The station name in ''

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'' was changed from to , with no change of ''

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'' script, on 15 December 1956. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

* Yasuba Dam

References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1947 Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Kami, Kōchi {{Kochi-rail-station-stub