Kunimi Station (Kōchi)

Coordinates: 32°58′43″N 132°53′03″E / 32.978746°N 132.884097°E / 32.978746; 132.884097
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Kunimi Station

国見駅
Kunimi Station, December 2006
General information
LocationKunimi, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0667
Japan
Coordinates32°58′43″N 132°53′03″E / 32.978746°N 132.884097°E / 32.978746; 132.884097
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
Distance6.2 km from Nakamura
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTK42
History
Opened1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY201911
Location
Kunimi Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Kunimi Station
Kunimi Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Kunimi Station is located in Japan
Kunimi Station
Kunimi Station
Kunimi Station (Japan)

Kunimi Station (国見駅, Kunimi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK42".[1][2]

Lines and Trains[edit]

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 6.2 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Some eastbound trains provide a through service beyond Nakamura on the Nakamura Line to Kubokawa.[4]

Layout[edit]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to platform is by means of a flight of steps. A bike shed and parking lots for cars are available near the base of the steps.[2][5]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Sukumo Line
Gudō Local Arioka

History[edit]

The Tosa Kuroshio Railway opened the station on 1 October 1997 as an intermediate station on the Sukumo Line track which was laid down from Nakamura to Sukumo.[3]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Shimanto Municipal Higashi Nakasuji Junior High School
  • Shimanto Municipal Higashinakasuji Elementary School
  • Nakasuji River
  • Japan National Route 56

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "国見" [Kunimi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ "国見駅 発車時刻表" [Kunimi Station Timetable TK-42] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "国見(くにみ)駅" [Kunimi Station]. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

External links[edit]

Media related to Kunimi Station (Kochi) at Wikimedia Commons