Gudō Station

Gudō Station (具同駅, Gudō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK41".^[1][2]

Gudō Station 具同駅
Gudō Station in 2010
General information
Location	Gudo, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0019 Japan
Coordinates	32°58′46″N 132°54′54″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
Distance	3.2 km from Nakamura
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	TK41
History
Opened	1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY2018	80
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Lines and Trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 3.2 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

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. 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

«		Service	»
Sukumo Line
Nakamura		Local	Kunimi

History

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

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 91 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Shimanto Municipal Gudou Elementary School
• Akamatsu housing complex
• Shimanto Dragonfly Nature Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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. "具同駅" [Gudō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
4. "具同駅　発車時刻表" [Gudō Station Timetable TK-41] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
5. "具同（ぐどう）駅" [Gudō Station]. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

External links

• Station timetable

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