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Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station

Railway station in Kōchi, Japan

33°33′31″N 133°29′51″E / 33.5585°N 133.4974°E / 33.5585; 133.4974Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Dosan LineDistance131.3 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsTosaden Kōtsū tramstopOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK04HistoryOpened1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)Previous namesKōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Temporary Stop (until 1987)PassengersFY20191094

Location
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Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station (高知商業前駅, Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K04".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 131.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3]^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a curved section of track. There is no station building or shelter. A road viaduct crosses the tracks over part of the platform, providing cover from weather. ^[2]^[5]^[6]

View of the station entrance under the road viaduct in 2011

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Asahi		Local	Asakura

History

The station opened on 1 November 1986 as Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Temporary Stop (高知商業前臨時乗降場, Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae-Rinji-jōkō-ba) operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku and it was renamed Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station.^[3]^[7]

Connections

Kagamigawabashi Station (鏡川橋駅, Kagamigawabashi-eki), a tramstop on the Ino Line (伊野線, Ino-sen) operated by Tosaden Kōtsū (とさでん交通), is located about 300 metres from the station.

Surrounding area

Kochi Municipal Kochi Commercial High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "高知商業前" [Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 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.
^ "Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^ "高知商業前駅" [Kōchi-Shōgyō-Mae Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^ 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. 42, 75. ISBN 978-4-06-295161-6.
^ 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.