Higashi-Sukumo Station
Higashi-Sukumo Station (東宿毛駅, Higashi-Sukumo-eki) is a railway station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line in Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK44".[1][2]
Higashisukumo Station 東宿毛駅 | |
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Higashisukumo Station in 2018 | |
Location | 8 Chome Chūō, Sukumo-shi, Kōchi-ken 788-0001 Japan |
Coordinates | 32°56′01″N 132°43′43″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | Sukumo Line |
Distance | 22.2 km from Nakamura |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | No - steps lead down to platform |
Other information | |
Station code | TK46 |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1997 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2011) | 32 |
Location | |
Higashisukumo Station Location within Japan |
Lines and Trains
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 22.2 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 elevated track. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps.[2][5]
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 32 passengers daily.[3]
See also
References
- "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.
- "東宿毛" [Higashisukumo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- 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.
- "東宿毛駅 発車時刻表" [Higashisukumo Station Timetable TK-45] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "東宿毛(ひがしすくも)駅" [Higashisukumo Station]. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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