Ōsugi Station | |
Native Name: | 大杉駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Nakamuradaio, Ōtoyo, Nagaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-0315 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Dosan Line |
Distance: | 87.2 km from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform + 1 side platform (freight only) |
Tracks: | 3 |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - level crossing to island platform |
Code: | D32 |
Status: | Kan'i itaku station |
Rebuilt: | 2005 |
Passengers: | 122 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Ōsugi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōtoyo, Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D32".[1]
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 87.2 km from the beginning of the line at . In addition to the local trains on the Dosan Line, some Nanpū limited express services from to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo, and Shimanto limited express services from Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo also stop at the station.[2]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building by the side of the tracks serves as a waiting room and also has a kan'i itaku ticket window. A pedestrian level crossing from the station building is used to access the island platform. There is also an enclosed shelter on the island platform for waiting passengers.[3] Beside the station building is a freight platform and a third track which is used by track maintenance equipment.[4]
The station opened on 20 December 1932 as the terminus of the then Kōchi Line which had been extended northwards from . At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku. The original station building burnt down on 2 January 2004. A new building was constructed and opened on 12 March 2005. Students from a local junior high school participated in the design and construction of the new building.[5] [6] [7]