Kōchi Station (Kōchi)

Railway station in Kōchi, Japan

Kōchi Station (高知駅, Kōchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city center of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). In front of the station is Kōchi-Ekimae Station, a tram stop on the Tosaden Kōtsū Sanbashi Line.

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 126.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu. It is also 179.3 kilometers from Okayama.

Station layout

Kōchi Station north exit

The "Kujira Dome" covering Kōchi Station

Since the completion of the new station building and platforms on February 26, 2008, Kōchi Station has become a raised station with two island platforms served by four tracks.

The new roof covering the station is affectionately referred to as the Kujira Dome (くじらドーム, lit. "Whale Dome"). It received the Landmark Prize at the seventh annual Japanese Railway Awards held by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

• 
  Ticket gate in 2021
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  Platforms in 2008

History

The station, one of the key stations of the Shikoku railway network, started operation on November 15, 1924.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kochi Tourist Information Center
• Statue of the Three Warriors (Takechi Hanpeita, Sakamoto Ryoma, Nakaoka Shintaro)
• Kochi Red Cross Hospital
• Taiheiyo Gakuen High School)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
2. 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. 667. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR Shikoku official homepage (in Japanese)