Shigetō Station
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Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 97.6 km from the beginning of the line at Template:STN.[3][4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, as illustrated below.
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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]
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A view in the direction of Template:STN. Note the deep ravine to the right.
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Another view, this time in the direction of Template:STN. Note the footbridge in the background.
Adjacent stations
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History
The station opened on 21 June 1930 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from Template:STN to Template:STN. At this time it was named Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 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]
Surrounding area
- Kami City Shigeto Branch Office
- Hokigamine Forest Park
- Ananaigawa Dam
See also
References
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External links
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- Stations of Shikoku Railway Company
- Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930
- Kami, Kōchi
- Dosan Line