Iejigawa Station
# Iejigawa Station

Iejigawa Station (家地川駅, Iejigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi, Japan. It is operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It has the station number "G28".

## Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 5.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai Station.

## Layout

Iejigawa Station, which is unmanned, is on an embankment and consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. An access road leads to a paved compound at the base of the embankment where car may be parked. Around the compound there is a toilet building, a bike shed and a public telephone call box. A flight of steps leads up from the compound to the platform. The station is not wheelchair accessible.

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| JR Shikoku |||||
| Yodo Line |||||
| Wakai | Local | Utsuigawa |

## History

The station opened on 1 March 1974 under the control of Japanese National Railways. After the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

## Surrounding area

* Iejigawa Dam (家地川ダム) - a weir across the Shimanto River.
* Iejigawa Park (家地川公園) - a local park on both sides of the Shimanto River with some 300 cherry trees.
