Nishibun Station

Nishibun Station
西分駅
Nishibun Station in 2010
Location Nishibun, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5700
Japan
Coordinates 33°31′04″N 133°47′26″E / 33.517804°N 133.790486°E / 33.517804; 133.790486Coordinates: 33°31′04″N 133°47′26″E / 33.517804°N 133.790486°E / 33.517804; 133.790486
Operated by Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s) Asa Line
Distance 16.4 km from Gomen
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking Available
Disabled access No - steps to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code GN32
History
Opened 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 39 daily
Location
Nishibun Station
Location within Japan

Nishibun Station (西分駅, Nishibun-eki) is a railway station on the Asa Line located in Geisei, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN32".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 16.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but a shelter with both an enclosed and an open section is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps. Parking lots for cars are provided near the station entrance.[3][2][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yasu Local Wajiki

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Yasu Station is an angel with a round yellow face like the moon. She is named Nishibun Tsukiko-chan (にしぶん つきこちゃん). This is because the nearby beach is popular as a sightseeing spot by moonlight.[6]

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "西分" [Nishibun]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 50, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. "西分" [Nishibun]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. "にしぶん つきこちゃん" [Nishibun Tsukiko-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 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. p. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.


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