Kaina Station
Kaina Station (荷稲駅, Kaina-eki) is a railway station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line in Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK28".[1][2]
Kaina Station 荷稲駅 | |
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Kaina Station in 2010 | |
Location | Kaina, Kuroshio-cho, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1705 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°07′59″N 133°06′59″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
Distance | 13.8 km from Kubokawa |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade (side hill cutting) |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | TK28 |
History | |
Opened | 18 December 1963 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2011) | 31 daily |
Location | |
Kaina Station Location within Japan |
Lines and Trains
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 13.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a side hill cutting. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed. A shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. A bike shed has been set up near the station entrance.[5][2]
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 18 December 1963 as an intermediate station when it laid down theNakamura Line from Kubokawa to Tosa-Saga. After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3][6][7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 31 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 18 November 2017.
- "荷稲" [Kaina]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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.
- "土佐佐賀駅 発車時刻表" [Kaina Station Timetable TK-28] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "荷稲" [Kaina]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 670. ISBN 4533029809.