Tosa-Kure Station

Tosa-Kure Station 土佐久礼駅
Tosa-Kure Station in 2010
General information
Location	Kure, Nakatosa, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1301 Japan
Coordinates	33°19′45″N 133°13′35″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	179.7 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes - island platform accessed by ramps and a level crossing
Other information
Status	Ticket window operated by a kan'i itaku agent
Station code	K22
History
Opened	15 September 1939 (1939-09-15)
Passengers
FY2019	332
Location Tosa-Kure Station Location within Japan

Tosa-Kure Station (土佐久礼駅, Tosa-Kure-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Nakatosa, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K22".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 179.7 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 Tosa-Kure 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 an island platform serving two tracks. A station building, which is located at a lower level than the tracks, houses a waiting room. The island platform is accessed by means of a ramp and a level crossing.[2][5] There is also a passing loop and a siding which leads to a separate freight platform used for the loading of ballast.[6]

JR Shikoku closed its ticket window at the station on 1 October 2010.[7] Subsequently, a kan'i itaku agent reopened the window and continued selling tickets from a JR Shikoku POS machine.[8][9]

• 
  A view of the island platform looking in the direction of Kubokawa.
• 
  The level crossing to the station building as seen from the island platform.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Susaki		Nanpū	Kubokawa
Susaki		Shimanto	Kubokawa
Susaki		Ashizuri	Kubokawa
Dosan Line
Awa		Local	Kageno

History

The station opened on 15 September 1939 as the terminus of the Dosan Line which was extended westwards from Susaki. It became a through-station on 20 October 1947 when the track was further extended to Kageno. At the time it was opened, 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][10]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "土佐久礼" [Tosa-Kure]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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. 670. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "Tosa-Kure Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
5. "土佐久礼駅" [Tosa-Kure Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 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. 46, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
7. "JR四国　駅業務体制の見直しについて" [Revision of station business system]. JR Shikoku. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
8. "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
9. "土佐久礼駅" [Tosa-Kure Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 December 2017. See images of tickets sold.
10. 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.