Kubokawa Station
Kubokawa Station (窪川駅, Kubokawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for the town of Shimanto and hosts the railway services of both the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) (as station K26) and the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway (as station TK26).[1][2]
K26 Kubokawa Station 窪川駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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The JR Shikoku Kubokawa Station building in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4 Sakakiyamachō, Shimanto Town, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture 786-0008 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°12′46″N 133°08′14″E / 33.212663°N 133.137319°E | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 198.7 km (123.5 mi) from Tadotsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (1 is a siding) + other sidings not served by platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - platforms are linked by a footbridge but a level crossing is available | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 November 1951 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 1,072 (JR) 325 (TKR) | |||||||||||||||
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Kubokawa Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Kubokawa Station Kubokawa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Kubokawa is the terminus of the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 198.7 km from the start of the line at Tadotsu.[3]
Trains on the JR Shikoku Yodo Line also start from and end at Kubokawa although the official start of the line is the next station at Wakai. Kubokawa does not bear a station number with the "G" prefix which is used for stations on the Yodo Line.
The station is also the start of the 43.4 kilometer Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line with the station number TK26.
In addition to these local lines, Kubokawa is also a stop for the following JR Shikoku limited express services:[4]
Layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms and one island platform serving four tracks. Platform 1 serves a siding which is used exclusively by the Nakamura Line and is accessed from the Tosa Kuroshio Railway station building. Platforms 2 and 3 (which share an island) and platform 4 (a side platform) are used by JR Shikoku trains. These are accessed by a footbridge from the JR Shikoku station building or a level crossing. Several sidings branch off tracks 3 and 4. The JR station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi). Car parking and a bike shed are available outside.[2][5][6][7]
- Platform 1 of Kubokawa Station
- The Tosa Kuroshio Railway station building. The JR station building is to the right.
Adjacent stations edit
History edit
The station opened on 12 November 1951 under the control of Japanese National Railways as the terminus of the Dosan Line. The JNR Nakamura Line connected to this station on 18 December 1963 and the JNR Yodo Line on 1 March 1974. After the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku. The JNR Nakamura Line was privatized to the Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.
Surrounding area edit
- Iwamoto-ji
- Shimanto River
- Shimanto Town Hall
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "窪川" [Kubokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 670. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "Kubokawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "窪川駅" [Kubokawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 46, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "窪川" [Kubokawa]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
External links edit
- Kubokawa Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)
Media related to Kubokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons