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 "D33".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 93.3 km from the beginning of the line at .

Layout

The station, which is unmanned, consists of a narrow

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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. File:Tosa-Kitagawa Station 004.JPG, Station entrance on the north side of the bridge. The stairs lead to a walkway which runs along the length of the bridge. File:Tosa-Kitagawa Station 005.JPG, 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. File:Tosa-Kitagawa Station 20110906.jpg, The stairs on the south side lead up to the walkway along the bridge. File:Tosa-Kitagawa Station 002.JPG, At a landing under the bridge on the south side, a waiting room has been installed.

Adjacent stations

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

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, later becoming

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 of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 32 is a national highway connecting Takamatsu and Kōchi in Japan. Route data *Length: 139.9 km (86.9 mi) *Origin: Takamatsu (originates at junction with Routes 11 and 30) *Terminus: Kōchi (ends at the origin of Routes 33, 55, 19 ...

References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
{{Dosan Line Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1960 Ōtoyo, Kōchi