Utsuigawa Station

Utsuigawa Station (打井川駅, Utsuigawa-eki) is a railway station in Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Shikoku. It has the station number "G29".[1][2]

Utsuigawa Station

打井川駅
Utsuigawa Station in 2010, looking in the direction of Iejigawa. The Shimanto River can be seen to the left.
LocationUtsuigawa, Shimanto-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 786-0322
Japan
Coordinates33°10′32″N 133°01′51″E
Operated byJR Shikoku
Line(s)Yodo Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
ParkingOn side of road
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeG29
History
Opened1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)
Location
Utsuigawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line.

Layout

The 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
« Service »
JR Shikoku
Yodo Line
Iejigawa - Tosa-Taishō

History

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
  • 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]

References
  1. "打井川" [Utsuigawa]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. "打井川（うついがわ）駅" [Utsuigawa Station]. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "打井川" [Utsuigawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. 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. 647. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "海洋堂ホビー館四万十" [Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto]. ksmv.jp. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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