Niida Station (Kōchi)

Niida Station (仁井田駅, Niida-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K25".[1][2]

Niida Station

仁井田駅
Niida Station in May 2010
LocationNiida, Shimanto-cho, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 786-0021
Japan
Coordinates33°14′42″N 133°09′41″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Dosan Line
Distance194.2 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeK25
History
Opened12 November 1951 (1951-11-12)
Location
Niida Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 194.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A station building is located slightly away from the platform and serves as a waiting room. A ramp leads from the building to the platform.[2][5] The platform was originally an island format serving two tracks but one track has been removed.[6]

  • The Niida Station waiting room.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Rokutanji Local Kubokawa

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 12 November 1951 as an intermediate stop when the Dosan Line was extended westwards from Kageno to Kubokawa. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "仁井田" [Niida]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 670. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "Niida Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "仁井田駅" [Niida Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. 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. 46, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
  7. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.


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