Hirata Station (Kōchi)

Hirata Station (平田駅, Hirata-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 "TK45".[1][2]

Hirata Station 平田駅
Hirata Station in 2018
Location	Hiratacho Henai, Sukumo-shi, Kōchi-ken 788-0783 Japan
Coordinates	32°57′20″N 132°47′42″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	Sukumo Line
Distance	15.3 km from Nakamura
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	TK45
History
Opened	1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	156
Location
Hirata Station Location within Japan

Lines and Trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 15.3 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.[3] Besides local trains stop, some trains of the JR Nanpū limited express service from Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo and the Ashizuri from Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo also stop at Hirata.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platforms serving a single elevated track. The station building, which has been built at the base of the elevated structure, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps and an elevator. An enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Parking for cars is available at the station forecourt.[2][5]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Shikoku
Limited Express Services
Nakamura		Nanpū	Sukumo
Nakamura		Ashizuri	Sukumo
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Sukumo Line
Kōgyōdanchi		Local	Higashi-Sukumo

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 156 passengers daily.[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. "平田" [Hirata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
3. 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. "平田駅　発車時刻表" [Hirata Station Timetable TK-45] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
5. "平田（ひらた）駅" [Hirata]. Retrieved 22 February 2018.