Utsuigawa Station
G29 Utsuigawa Station 打井川駅 | |||||
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![]() Utsuigawa Station in 2010, looking in the direction of Iejigawa. The Shimanto River can be seen to the left. | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Utsuigawa, Shimanto-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 786-0322 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 33°10′32″N 133°01′51″E / 33.1756°N 133.0309°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Yodo Line | ||||
Distance | 10.7 km from Wakai | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||
Construction | |||||
Parking | On side of road | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
Accessible | No - steps lead up to platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | G29 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 March 1974 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2018 | 0 | ||||
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Utsuigawa Station (打井川駅, Utsuigawa-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 "G29".[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 10.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai Station
Layout
[edit]Utsuigawa 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. A flight of steps leads up from the road to the platform. The station is not wheelchair accessible. A bike shed and toilet are set up at the base of the embankment. Parking is by the side of the road.[1][3][4]
Adjacent stations
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« | Service | » | ||
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JR Shikoku | ||||
Yodo Line | ||||
Iejigawa | - | Tosa-Taishō |
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]- The Shimanto River runs parallel to the track in the vicinity of the station.
- National Route 381 runs parallel to the track on the opposite riverbank.
- The Kaiyodo Hobby Museum - a museum with exhibits of anime figurines and models from the Kaiyodo company.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "打井川" [Utsuigawa]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "打井川(うついがわ)駅" [Utsuigawa Station]. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "打井川" [Utsuigawa Station]. 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.
- ^ "海洋堂ホビー館四万十" [Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto]. ksmv.jp. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
External links
[edit] Media related to Utsuigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons