is a passenger

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located in the town of Ōtoyo,

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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 JR Shikoku and has the station number "D31".

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 83.2 km from the beginning of the line at .

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a

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serving a single track. By the side of the access road, a waiting room and bike shed have been erected. From there, a short flight of steps leads up to the platform which also has a weather shelter.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 28 October 1934 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from to . At this time the station was operated by

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, later becoming

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(JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

The station is a little far from the village of Anai, and there are few private houses around the station. *Otoyo Municipal Ananai Elementary School/Junior High School (closed) *

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References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
{{Dosan Line Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1934 Ōtoyo, Kōchi