Ōtaguchi Station

Railway station in Ōtoyo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°47′08″N 133°43′35″E / 33.7856°N 133.7265°E / 33.7856; 133.7265Operated byJR ShikokuLine(s)Dosan LineDistance80.4 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionParkingAvailableAccessibleYes - island platform accessed by level crossingOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeD30HistoryOpened28 October 1934 (1934-10-28)PassengersFY201914

Location
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Ōtaguchi Station (大田口駅, Ōtaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōtoyo, Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D30".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 80.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3]^[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. By the side of the tracks, a station building serves as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing.^[1]^[5] A passing siding runs between the station building and the island platform.^[6] The station is unstaffed but a shop nearby sells some types of tickets.^[7]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Toyonaga		Local	Tosa-Ananai

History

The station opened on 28 October 1934 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from Ōsugi to Toyonaga. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[3]^[8]

Surrounding area

Yoshida Shoten (consignment of ticket sales)
Japan National Route 32

References

^ ^a ^b "大田口" [Ōtaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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. 665. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "Ōtaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "大田口駅" [Ōtaguchi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ 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1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 46, 80. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "大田口駅" [Ōtaguchi Station Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 31 December 2017. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.