Okabana Station
Okabana Station (岡花駅, Okabana-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Hidaka, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K10".[1][2]
Okabana Station 岡花駅 | |
---|---|
Okabana Station in 2010 | |
Location | Hongo, Hidaka, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-2153 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°31′47″N 133°21′05″E |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line |
Distance | 148.6 km from Tadotsu |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Disabled access | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | K10 |
History | |
Opened | 20 August 1960 |
Location | |
Okabana Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 145.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a weather shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][5]
History
The station opened on 20 August 1960 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Okabana Station. |
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "岡花" [Okabana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- 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. 668. ISBN 4533029809.
- "Okabana Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "岡花駅" [Okabana Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- 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. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.