Ukibuchi Station

Ukibuchi Station
浮鞭駅
Location Ukibuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1911
Japan
Coordinates 33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E / 33.0394°N 133.0299°E / 33.0394; 133.0299Coordinates: 33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E / 33.0394°N 133.0299°E / 33.0394; 133.0299
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 (1970-10-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 40 daily
Location
Ukibuchi Station
Location within Japan

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]

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]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Nakamura Line
Uminoōmukae - Tosa-Irino

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 firther 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "浮鞭駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ "浮鞭駅　発車時刻表" [Ukibuchi Station Timetable TK-36] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "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
  6. ↑ "浮鞭（うきぶち）駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "ビオスおおがた" [Bios Oogata]. www.skr.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "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.


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