Tosa-Ōtsu Station

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]

Tosa-Ōtsu Station

土佐大津駅
Tosa-Ōtsu Station in 2012
General information
LocationKō Ōtsu, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0000
Japan
Coordinates33°34′36″N 133°36′43″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Dosan Line
Distance119.4 km from Tadotsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo - overhead footbridge needed to access one of the platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Station codeD41
History
Opened5 December 1925 (1925-12-05)
Passengers
FY2019828
Location
Tosa-Ōtsu Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Tosa-Ōtsu Station
Tosa-Ōtsu Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Tosa-Ōtsu Station is located in Japan
Tosa-Ōtsu Station
Tosa-Ōtsu Station
Tosa-Ōtsu Station (Japan)

Lines

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 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

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]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Dosan Line
Gomen - Nunoshida

History

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

  • Kochi Prefectural Okatoyo High School
  • Seiwa Girls' Junior and Senior High School
  • Okō Castle ruins

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "土佐大津" [Tosa-Ōtsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "Tosa-Ōtsu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. 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.
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