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]
Kunimi Station 国見駅 | |||||
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 Kunimi Station, December 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kunimi, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0667 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°58′43″N 132°53′03″E / 32.978746°N 132.884097°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line | ||||
| Distance | 6.2 km from Nakamura | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Embankment | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TK42 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1997 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 11 | ||||
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Lines and Trains
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sukumo Line | ||||
| Gudō | Local | Arioka | ||
History
editThe 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
editIn fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Shimanto Municipal Higashi Nakasuji Junior High School
- Shimanto Municipal Higashinakasuji Elementary School
- Nakasuji River
- Japan National Route 56
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "国見" [Kunimi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "国見駅 発車時刻表" [Kunimi Station Timetable TK-42] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "国見（くにみ）駅" [Kunimi Station]. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
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