Kunimi Station (Kōchi)

Kunimi Station

国見駅
Kunimi Station, December 2006
General information
LocationKunimi, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0667
Japan
Coordinates32°58′43″N 132°53′03″E / 32.978746°N 132.884097°E / 32.978746; 132.884097
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
Distance6.2 km from Nakamura
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTK42
History
Opened1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY201911
Location
Kunimi Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Kunimi Station
Kunimi Station (Japan)

Kunimi Station (国見駅, Kunimi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK42".[1][2]

Lines and Trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 6.2 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Some eastbound trains provide a through service beyond Nakamura on the Nakamura Line to Kubokawa.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to platform is by means of a flight of steps. A bike shed and parking lots for cars are available near the base of the steps.[2][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sukumo Line
Gudō Local Arioka

History

The Tosa Kuroshio Railway opened the station on 1 October 1997 as an intermediate station on the Sukumo Line track which was laid down from Nakamura to Sukumo.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Shimanto Municipal Higashi Nakasuji Junior High School
  • Shimanto Municipal Higashinakasuji Elementary School
  • Nakasuji River
  • Japan National Route 56

See also

References

  1. ^ "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "国見" [Kunimi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. ^ "国見駅 発車時刻表" [Kunimi Station Timetable TK-42] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "国見(くにみ)駅" [Kunimi Station]. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

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