Ukibuchi Station
Ukibuchi Station (浮鞭駅, Ukibuchi-eki) is a train station in Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK36".[1][2]
Ukibuchi Station 浮鞭駅 | |
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Location | Ukibuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1911 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
Distance | 31.7 km from Kubokawa |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Parking | Limited |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | No - steps from street level, underpass with steps to reach island platform |
Other information | |
Status | unstaffed |
Station code | TK36 |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1970 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2011) | 40 daily |
Location | |
Ukibuchi Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 31.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on an embankment above the roads and farmland on either side. Steps lead up from a secondary road to an underpass which gives access to the island platform which has a shelter for waiting passengers. The station is unstaffed.[5][6]
History
The station opened on 1 October 1970 under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR). After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- The settlement surrounding the station is shown on maps as Ukibuchi but is part of the town of Kuroshio.
- National Route 56 runs along the coast while the track in the vicinity of the station runs further inland but the road is only about 500 metres away.
- Bios Oogata Road Station - a service station 1 km away on National Route 56.[7]
- Irino Matsubara Campground 入野松原キャンプ場(土佐西南大規模公園内),[8] a campsite within the Tosa Southwest Large Scale Park.
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.
- "浮鞭駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- 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.
- "浮鞭駅 発車時刻表" [Ukibuchi Station Timetable TK-36] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "浮鞭駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
浮鞭駅は高知県黒潮町にある土佐くろしお鉄道中村線の駅です
- "浮鞭(うきぶち)駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "ビオスおおがた" [Bios Oogata]. www.skr.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "入野松原キャンプ場(土佐西南大規模公園内)" [Irino Matsubara Campsite]. Kuroshio Town Official Website. Retrieved 21 November 2017.