Tosa-Kitagawa Station (土佐北川駅, Tosa-Kitagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōtoyo, Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D33".[1][2]

Tosa-Kitagawa Station 土佐北川駅
Tosa-Kitagawa Station in 2007
General information
Location	Kusunoki, Otoyo, Nagaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-0324 Japan
Coordinates	33°42′53″N 133°41′11″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	93.3 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Station code	D33
History
Opened	1 October 1960 (1960-10-01)
Passengers
FY2019	4
Location
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Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 93.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station, which is unmanned, consists of a narrow island platform 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.[2][5]

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  Station entrance on the north side of the bridge. The stairs lead to a walkway which runs along the length of the bridge.
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  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.
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  The stairs on the south side lead up to the walkway along the bridge.
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  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 Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 32

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tosa-Kitagawa Station.

• JR Shikoku timetable (in Japanese)