Edagawa Station (枝川駅, Edagawa-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 "K06".[1][2]

Edagawa Station

伊野駅
Edagawa Station in May 2010
General information
LocationEdagawa, Ino, Agawa-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-2120
Japan
Coordinates33°33′02″N 133°26′55″E / 33.550662°N 133.448639°E / 33.550662; 133.448639
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Dosan Line
Distance136.2 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsTosaden Kōtsū tramstop
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeK06
History
Opened1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)
Passengers
FY2019700
Location
Edagawa Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Edagawa Station
Edagawa Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Edagawa Station is located in Japan
Edagawa Station
Edagawa Station
Edagawa Station (Japan)
Station of Tosa Electric Railway

Lines edit

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 136.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3] It is also across a street from the Tosa Electric Railway Ino Line tram stop, which is 9.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Harimayabashi in Kōchi.

Layout edit

The JR station consists of a side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform.[2][4]

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Asakura - Ino
Tosa Electric Railway
Ino Line
Nakayama - Inoshō-mae

History edit

The station opened on 1 November 1986 as an provisional stop. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku and Edagawa was elevated in status to a full station.[3][5]

Surrounding area edit

  • Kochi Prefectural Ino Commercial High School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "枝川" [Edagawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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. 44, 76. ISBN 978-4-06-295161-6.
  5. ^ 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.

External links edit

33°33′05″N 133°26′58″E / 33.551462°N 133.449542°E / 33.551462; 133.449542 (Tosa Electric Railway)