is a passenger

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located in the city center of Kōchi,

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...

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. It is operated by the

Shikoku Railway Company 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 it ...

(JR Shikoku). In front of the station is Kōchi-Ekimae Station, a

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on the Tosaden Kōtsū Sanbashi Line.

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's

Dosan Line The is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi (town), Shimanto, Kōchi ...

and is located 126.6 km from the beginning of the line at . It is also 179.3 kilometers from .

Station layout

Since the completion of the new station building and platforms on February 26, 2008, Kōchi Station has become a raised station with two

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

s served by four tracks. The new roof covering the station is affectionately referred to as the . It received the Landmark Prize at the seventh annual Japanese Railway Awards held by the

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. File:JR-Kochi-STA Gate.jpg, Ticket gate in 2021 File:Kochi sta05s3200.jpg, Platforms in 2008

History

The station, one of the key stations of the Shikoku railway network, started operation on November 15, 1924. The station was redesigned and rebuilt in 2009 by architect

Hiroshi Naito is an architect from Japan, known for his modern architecture, modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is Professor emeritus at t ...

Surrounding area

*Kochi Tourist Information Center *Statue of the Three Warriors (

Takechi Hanpeita , also known as , was a samurai of Tosa Domain during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. Influenced by the effects of the Perry Expedition, Takechi formed the Tosa Kinnō-tō (土佐勤王党, Tosa Imperialism party) which was loyal to the ideals ...

, Sakamoto Ryoma, Nakaoka Shintaro) *Kochi Red Cross Hospital *Taiheiyo Gakuen High School)

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