Susaki Station

Susaki Station 須崎駅
Susaki Station in 2008
General information
Location	1 Chome-10-13 Haramachi, Susaki-shi, Kōchi-ken 785-0001 Japan
Coordinates	33°23′34″N 133°17′35″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	168.7 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	K19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 March 1924 (1924-03-30)
Passengers
FY2019	832
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Susaki Station (須崎駅, Susaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Susaki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K19".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 168.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3]

In addition to the local trains of the Dosan Line, the following limited express services also stop at Susaki Station:[4]

• Nanpū - Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
• Shimanto - Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
• Ashizuri - Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. There are also several passing loops and sidings on either side of the station. A station building houses a waiting room, a JR ticket window (with Midori no Madoguchi facility) as well as a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Car parking and car rental facilities are available at the station.[2][5][6][7]

• 
  View of the station platforms in 2010 looking in the direction of Kubokawa
• 
  Susaki JR ticket window and Warp Plaza travel centre

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Sakawa		Nanpū	Tosa-Kure
Sakawa		Shimanto	Tosa-Kure
Sakawa		Ashizuri	Tosa-Kure
Dosan Line
Ōma		Local	Tosa-Shinjō

History

The station opened on 30 March 1924 when the then Kōchi Line (later renamed the Dosan Line) was constructed from here eastwards towards Kusaka. At the time of it opening, Susaki was operated 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][8] A plate on the station building declares that Susaki is "Point Zero" on the Dosan Line, though this is incorrect. Susaki was the first station to be built in Kōchi Prefecture but Tadotsu in Kagawa Prefecture was built in 1899 and the stretch of track from there to Sanuki-Saida was completed by 1923 and this would later also be part of the Dosan Line.[5]

Surrounding area

• Susaki City Civic Cultural Center
• Susaki Municipal Susaki Elementary School
• Kochi District Court Susaki Branch

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "須崎" [Susaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
3. 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. 669. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "Susaki Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. "須崎駅" [Susaki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
6. 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. 47, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
7. "須崎" [Susaki]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
8. 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

• Susaki Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)