Kottoi Station

Kottoi Station

特牛駅
Kottoi Station in October 2022
General information
Location264-2, Hōhoku-chō Kanda Obagasako, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5331
Japan
Coordinates34°18′21″N 130°55′08″E / 34.305877°N 130.918972°E / 34.305877; 130.918972
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'in Main Line
Distance631.1 km (392.1 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 September 1928 (1928-09-09)
Passengers
FY20207 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Takibe
towards Shimonoseki
San'in Main Line
E
Local
Agawa
towards Masuda
Location
Kottoi Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kottoi Station
Kottoi Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kottoi Station is located in Japan
Kottoi Station
Kottoi Station
Kottoi Station (Japan)
Map

Kottoi Station (特牛駅, Kottoi-eki) is a railway station located in the Hōhoku area of the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]People who disembark at Kottoi Station can take a 20-minute bus ride to Tsunoshima via the Tsunoshima Bridge, a 1,780-metre-long (5,840 ft) bridge that joins Tsunoshima to the mainland at Hōhoku Town. It was the longest toll free bridge in Japan when it was completed on November 3, 2000.

  1. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.