Tosa-Ōtsu Station
Tosa-Ōtsu Station (土佐大津駅, Tosa-Ōtsu-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in 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 | |
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Tosa-Ōtsu Station in 2012 | |
Location | Kō Ōtsu, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0000 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°34′36″N 133°36′43″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line |
Distance | 119.4 km from Tadotsu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Disabled access | No - overhead footbridge needed to access one of the platforms |
Other information | |
Status | unstaffed |
Station code | D41 |
History | |
Opened | 5 December 1925 |
Location | |
Tosa-Ōtsu Station Location within 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
The 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]
- View of the station platforms in 2010. The roof of the station waiting room can just be seen at the extreme right.
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]
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "土佐大津" [Tosa-Ōtsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4533029809.
- "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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.
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