Utsuigawa Station

Railway station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°10′32″N 133°01′51″E / 33.1756°N 133.0309°E / 33.1756; 133.0309Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yodo LineDistance10.7 km from WakaiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsBus stopConstructionParkingOn side of roadBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - steps lead up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeG29HistoryOpened1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)PassengersFY20180

Location
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Utsuigawa Station (打井川駅, Utsuigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi, Japan. It is operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It has the station number "G29".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 10.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai Station

Layout

Utsuigawa 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

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«	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

^ ^a ^b "打井川" [Utsuigawa]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "打井川（うついがわ）駅" [Utsuigawa Station]. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ "打井川" [Utsuigawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ 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. 647. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "海洋堂ホビー館四万十" [Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto]. ksmv.jp. Retrieved 26 November 2017.