Okabana Station

Okabana Station
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	JR Shikoku
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

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]

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]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Kusaka	Local	Tosa-Kamo

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]

References

"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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[dosanstation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[hacchi-2] "岡花" [Okabana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[teishajo-3] 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.

[timetable-4] "Okabana Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[sw-5] "岡花駅" [Okabana Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[6] 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.