Susaki Station


Susaki Station is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Susaki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K19".

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 168.7 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 Susaki Station:
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. There are also several passing loops and sidings on either side of the station. A station building houses a waiting room, a JR ticket window as well as a JR Travel Centre. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Car parking and car rental facilities are available at the station.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 30 March 1924 when the then Kōchi Line was constructed from here eastwards towards. At the time of it opening, Susaki was operated 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. A plate on the station building declares that Susaki is "Point Zero" on the Dosan Line, though this is incorrect. Susaki was the first station to be built in Kōchi Prefecture but in Kagawa Prefecture was built in 1899 and the stretch of track from there to was completed by 1923 and this would later also be part of the Dosan Line.