Nishi-Sakawa Station

Nishi-Sakawa Station (西佐川駅) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sakawa, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K12".

Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 152.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.

Layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A station building, which is unstaffed, serves as a waiting room. A footbridge connects to the island platform. A siding juts partially into the other side of the side platform.

History
The station opened on 30 March 1924 when the then Kōchi Line (later renamed the Dosan Line) was constructed from Susaki to Kusaka. 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 station became unstaffed on 1 September 2010 when JR Shikoku closed its ticket counter. In 2016, JR Shikoku handed the station building over to the Sakawa Town authorities who renovated it. On 23 February 2017, the Niyodo Blue Tourism Association (仁淀ブルー観光協議会), a body which promotes tourism in the Niyodogawa river valley, moved its offices into the station building and also set up a tourist information centre there.

Surrounding area

 * Kochi Prefectural Sagawa High School
 * Sagawa Municipal Sagawa Elementary School