Tosa-Kure Station

Tosa-Kure Station 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".

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Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 179.7 km from the beginning of the line at.
In addition to the local trains of the Dosan Line, the following limited express services also stop at Tosa-Kure Station:

Nanpū - to, and
Shimanto - to, and
Ashizuri - to and

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. There is also a passing loop and a siding which leads to a separate freight platform used for the loading of ballast.
JR Shikoku closed its ticket window at the station on 1 October 2010. Subsequently, a kan'i itaku agent reopened the window and continued selling tickets from a JR Shikoku POS machine.

History

The station opened on 15 September 1939 as the terminus of the Dosan Line which was extended westwards from. It became a through-station on 20 October 1947 when the track was further extended to. At the time it was opened, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.