Iejigawa Station
G28 Iejigawa Station 家地川駅 | |||||
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![]() A view of the platform of Iejigawa station in 2010. | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Iejigawa, Shimanto-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 786-0064 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 33°09′41″N 133°04′29″E / 33.1614°N 133.0748°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Yodo Line | ||||
Distance | 5.8 km from Wakai | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
Accessible | No - steps lead up to platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | G28 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 March 1974 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2018 | 2 | ||||
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Iejigawa Station (家地川駅, Iejigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi, Japan. It is operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It has the station number "G28".[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 5.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai Station.
Layout
[edit]Iejigawa Station, which is unmanned, is on an embankment and consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. An access road leads to a paved compound at the base of the embankment where car may be parked. Around the compound there is a toilet building, a bike shed and a public telephone call box. A flight of steps leads up from the compound to the platform. The station is not wheelchair accessible.[1][3][4]
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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JR Shikoku | ||||
Yodo Line | ||||
Wakai | Local | Utsuigawa |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 March 1974 under the control of Japanese National Railways. After the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Iejigawa Dam (家地川ダム) - a weir across the Shimanto River.[6]
- Iejigawa Park (家地川公園) - a local park on both sides of the Shimanto River with some 300 cherry trees.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "家地川" [Iejigawa]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "家地川(いえじがわ)駅" [Iejigawa Station]. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "家地川" [Iejigawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 November 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. 647. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "家地川ダムの珍事件" [A rare situation for the Iejigawa Dam]. Shimanto-cho Tourism Association Blog. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "家地川公園" [Iejigawa Park]. www.attaka.or.jp. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
[edit] Media related to Iejigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons