Iriake Station

Iriake Station (入明駅, Iriake-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K01".[1][2]

Iriake Station

入明駅
Iriake Station in 2010
Location14 Iriakechō, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0041
Japan
Coordinates33°34′03″N 133°31′49″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Dosan Line
Distance127.9 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesUnder the elevated track
Disabled accessYes - elevator to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeK01
History
Opened15 December 1961 (1961-12-15)
Location
Iriake Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 127.9 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 elevated track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers and a ticket vending machine. There is an elevator from street level to the platform for barrier-free access. Parking for bikes is available under the elevated track and for cars across the street.[2][5][6]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Dosan Line
Kōchi Local Engyōjiguchi

History

The station was opened on 15 December 1961 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) as a new stop along the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7] In 2008, it was rebuilt and opened as an elevated station as part of a project to elevate Kōchi Station and 4.1 km of nearby tracks to improve traffic circulation in the city.[5][8]

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "入明" [Iriake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 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. 667. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "Iriake Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. "入明駅" [Iriake Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Has images of the old station.
  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. 40, 75. 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.
  8. "新JR高知駅完成 大迫力の杉の大屋根" [New JR Kōchi Station opens] (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun digital. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

See also


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