Wakai Station

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Lines

Wakai Station is the nominal terminus of the 77.8 kilometer JR Shikoku Yodo Line to Uwajima Station, although most trains continue past Wakai to terminate at Kubokawa Station. It is also served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line and is 4.4 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kubokawa Station.

Layout

The station has one side platform serving one track, located on an embankment. At an unstaffed station, there is a waiting area on the platform, but no station building. As mentioned above, it is a jointly used station under the jurisdiction of Tosa Kuroshio Railway, and the station name sign is Tosa Kuroshio Railway specification.

Adjacent stations

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Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Nakamura Line
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Kawaoku S.B.

Kawaoku S.B. Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a junction of Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line and Shikoku Railway Company Yodo Line in Kawaoku, Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi .

The Yodo Line track divides from Nakamura Line at this junction. The track between this junction and Wakai Station is shared by two lines. The shared track and the junction are possessed by Tosa Kuroshio Railway.

Structure

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Junction diagram
若井:Wakai (Nakamura Line and Yodo Line)
荷稲:Kaina (Nakamura Line)
家地川:Iejigawa (Yodo Line)
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Spiral Loop for Kaina Station (Photo from Yodo Line train. 2005.9.19)
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Train for Nakamura staying at the S.B. (photo from Nanpu for Okayama)

This S.B. is about 3.6 km far from Wakai Station. This S.B. is on the way of spiral of Nakamura Line between Wakai and Kaina.

Trains of both lines can pass.

One track is straightened so that the trains of Nakamura Line including limited express Nanpū can pass the S.B. without slowing down.

History

  • 1 March 1974 Yodo Line and this S.B. opened.
  • 1 April 1987 Both line and the S.B. were inherited by Shikoku Railway Company.
  • 1 April 1988 Nakamura Line and the S.B. were inherited by Tosa Kuroshio Railway.

Surrounding area

See also

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