Tosa-Ōtsu Station
Tosa-Ōtsu Station 土佐大津駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Kō Ōtsu, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0000 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 33°34′36″N 133°36′43″E / 33.5766°N 133.6120°E | ||||
Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line | ||||
Distance | 119.4 km from Tadotsu | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Accessible | No - overhead footbridge needed to access one of the platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | unstaffed | ||||
Station code | D41 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 5 December 1925 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 828 | ||||
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Tosa-Ōtsu Station (土佐大津駅, Tosa-Ōtsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D41".[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 119.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Although Gomen is the official western terminus of the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (also known as the Gomen-Nahari Line), all of its rapid and some local trains continue towards Kōchi on the Dosan Line tracks with Tosa-Ōtsu as one of their intermediate stops.[5]
Layout
[edit]Tosa-Ōtsu Station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A small building linked to one of the platforms serves as a waiting room. An overhead footbridge connects to the other platform. Weather shelters are provided on both platforms.[2]
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View of the station platforms in 2010. The roof of the station waiting room can just be seen at the extreme right.
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Dosan Line | ||||
Gomen | - | Nunoshida |
History
[edit]The station opened on 5 December 1925 as an intermediate stop when the then Kōchi Line (now Dosan Line) was extended from Kōchi eastwards and then northwards towards Tosa-Yamada. At that time the station was operated by 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
[edit]- Kochi Prefectural Okatoyo High School
- Seiwa Girls' Junior and Senior High School
- Okō Castle ruins
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "土佐大津" [Tosa-Ōtsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "Tosa-Ōtsu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.