Rokutanji Station

Railway station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°15′43″N 133°10′11″E / 33.2620°N 133.1696°E / 33.2620; 133.1696Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Dosan LineDistance192.2 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK24HistoryOpened15 April 1961 (1961-04-15)PassengersFY201810

Location
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Rokutanji Station (六反地駅, Rokutanji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K24".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 192.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3]^[4]

Layout

Rokutanji Station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up from the access road to the platform.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Kageno		Local	Niida

History

The station was opened on 15 April 1961 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) as a new station on the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[3]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 56

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "六反地" [Rokutanji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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. 670. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "Rokutanji Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ "六反地駅" [Rokutanji Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 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. 46, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ 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.