Iejigawa Station

Railway station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°09′41″N 133°04′29″E / 33.1614°N 133.0748°E / 33.1614; 133.0748Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yodo LineDistance5.8 km from WakaiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - steps lead up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeG28HistoryOpened1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)PassengersFY20182

Location
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Iejigawa Station (家地川駅, Iejigawa-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 "G28".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 5.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai Station.

Layout

Iejigawa 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. An access road leads to a paved compound at the base of the embankment where car may be parked. Around the compound there is a toilet building, a bike shed and a public telephone call box. A flight of steps leads up from the compound to the platform. The station is not wheelchair accessible.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Shikoku
Yodo Line
Wakai	Local	Utsuigawa

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

Iejigawa Dam (家地川ダム) - a weir across the Shimanto River.^[6]
Iejigawa Park (家地川公園) - a local park on both sides of the Shimanto River with some 300 cherry trees.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "家地川" [Iejigawa]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "家地川（いえじがわ）駅" [Iejigawa Station]. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "家地川" [Iejigawa]. 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.
^ "家地川ダムの珍事件" [A rare situation for the Iejigawa Dam]. Shimanto-cho Tourism Association Blog. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "家地川公園" [Iejigawa Park]. www.attaka.or.jp. Retrieved 25 November 2017.