Nishi-Sakawa Station
Nishi-Sakawa Station (西佐川駅, Nishi-Sakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sakawa, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K12".[1][2]
Nishi-Sakawa Station 西佐川駅 | |
|---|---|
 Nishi-Sakawa Station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Otsu, Sakawa, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1202 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°30′46″N 133°17′12″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Shikoku |
| Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line |
| Distance | 152.4 km from Tadotsu |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
| Tracks | 3 + 1 siding |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Accessible | No - footbridge needed to access island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | K12 |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 March 1924 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 560 |
| Location | |
  Nishi-Sakawa Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Nishi-Sakawa Station Nishi-Sakawa Station (Japan) | |
Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 152.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A station building, which is unstaffed, serves as a waiting room. A footbridge connects to the island platform.[2] A siding juts partially into the other side of the side platform.[5]
View of the station platforms in 2008 looking in the direction of Kōchi
History
The station opened on 30 March 1924 when the then Kōchi Line (later renamed the Dosan Line) was constructed from Susaki to Kusaka. 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]
The station became unstaffed on 1 September 2010 when JR Shikoku closed its ticket counter.[7] In 2016, JR Shikoku handed the station building over to the Sakawa Town authorities who renovated it. On 23 February 2017, the Niyodo Blue Tourism Association (仁淀ブルー観光協議会, Niyodo Burū kankō kyōgi-kai), a body which promotes tourism in the Niyodogawa river valley, moved its offices into the station building and also set up a tourist information centre there.[8]
Surrounding area
- Kochi Prefectural Sagawa High School
- Sagawa Municipal Sagawa Elementary School
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "西佐川駅" [Nishi-Sakawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 668. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "Nishi-Sakawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 44, 76. ISBN 9784062951616.
- 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.
- "JR四国 駅業務体制の見直しについて" [Revision of station business system]. JR Shikoku. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "高知県の仁淀ブルー観光協が西佐川駅に移転 交流スペース新設" [Kōchi Prefecture's Niyodo Blue Tourism Association moves to Nishi-Sakawa Station, sets up interaction space]. Kōchi Shimbun website. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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