Hakawa Station

Railway station in Ino, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°32′38″N 133°24′50″E / 33.5439°N 133.4140°E / 33.5439; 133.4140Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Dosan LineDistance139.5 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK08HistoryOpened1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)PassengersFY2019314

Location
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Hakawa Station (波川駅, Hakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ino, Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K08".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 139.5 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 line. There is no station building, but a weather shelter and an automatic ticket vending machine have been set up on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the base of the ramp.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Ino		Local	Omurajinjamae

History

The station opened on 1 October 1964 as a new station on the existing Dosan Line. 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]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 33
Genba Castle ruins

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "波川" [Hakawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 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. 668. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "Hakawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 December 2017.