Linked to the side platform is a small building which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A footbridge connects the side platform to the island platform, which has a weather shelter. A short siding juts partially into the other side of the side platform.[2][5]
A view in the direction of Kakumodani. Note the deep ravine to the right.
Another view, this time in the direction of Shingai. Note the footbridge in the background.
The station opened on 21 June 1930 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from Tosa-Yamada to Kakumodani. At this time it was named Amatsubo Station (天坪駅) and was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). On 1 October 1963, it was renamed Shigetō. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]
On 5 July 1972, what became known as the "Shigetō disaster" occurred. Torrential rain over several days led to a series of landslides which engulfed part of the station and surrounding houses. Two locomotives and two passenger carriages were swept into the river valley below with some of the vehicles being carried onto the opposite bank.[7][8] There were 60 deaths and the damage to the Dosan Line took 23 days to repair.[9][10]
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