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Tosa-Yamada Station

Railway station in Kami, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°36′26″N 133°41′05″E / 33.607164°N 133.684764°E / 33.607164; 133.684764Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Dosan LineDistance111.3 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 island + 1 side platformsTracks5ConnectionsBus stopConstructionParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - footbridge needed to access island platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Station codeD37WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened5 December 1925 (1925-12-05)PassengersFY20181912

Location
Tosa-Yamada Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi Prefecture Tosa-Yamada Station Tosa-Yamada Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tosa-Yamada Station (土佐山田駅, Tosa-Yamada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kami, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station of the city of Kami and is operated by JR Shikoku with the station number "D37".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 111.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3] In addition to the local trains on the Dosan Line, Nanpū limited express services from Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo, and Shimanto limited express services from Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo also stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving 3 lines. The side platform connects to a station building which includes a waiting room, a Midori no Madoguchi ticket counter and a convenience store. An overhead footbridge is used to access the side platform.^[2] There is a siding north of the island platform.^[5]

A view of the station platforms. A siding can be seen to the extreme left.
Bus stop in front of the station

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Shingai		-	Yamada-Nishimachi

History

The station opened on 5 December 1925 as the terminus of the then Kochi Line when it was extended northwards from Kōchi. It became a through station on 21 June 1930 when the line was further extended to Kakumodani. At that time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[3]^[6]

Surrounding area

Kami City Hall
Tosa Yamada Regional Joint Government Building

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "土佐山田" [Tosa-Yamada]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. pp. 666–667. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "Tosa-Yamada Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2007). Zenkoku Tetsudō Jijō Dai-kenkyū: Shikoku Hen (in Japanese). Sōshisha. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-4-7942-1615-1.
^ 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.