Kakumodani Station

Railway station in Ōtoyo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°41′44″N 133°41′32″E / 33.6956°N 133.6923°E / 33.6956; 133.6923Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Dosan LineDistance95.5 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusunstaffedStation codeD34HistoryOpened21 June 1930 (1930-06-21)PassengersFY20198

Location
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Kakumodani Station (角茂谷駅, Kakumodani-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 "D34".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 95.5 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 track. There is a shelter on the platform and another small building behind the platform which serves as a waiting room.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Tosa-Kitagawa		-	Shigetō

History

The station opened on 21 June 1930 as the terminus of the then Kōchi Line which had been extended northwards from Tosa-Yamada. 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]^[5]

Surrounding area

Otoyo Municipal Tentsubo Elementary School (currently closed)

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "角茂谷" [Kakumodani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 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. 666. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "Kakumodani Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 December 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.