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 pre ...

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 "D29".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 76.7 km from the beginning of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. The station building by the side of the tracks is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. A pedestrian footbridge connects the station building with the island platform and also leads to a side platform (not used for passengers) serving a siding. There is a shelter on the island platform for waiting passengers. File:JR-Shikoku-ToyonagaStation-2.JPG, View of the station platforms in 2006 looking in the direction of

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 28 October 1934 as the terminus of the then Kōchi Line which had been extended northwards from . At this time the station was operated by

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

, 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

* National Route 32 - runs parallel to the tracks on the other side of the station building. It is possible to access the station platforms and building from here as there is an entrance to the footbridge. * National Route 439 - crosses the track and forms a junction with National Route 32 just southwest of the station.

References

External links

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