Ukibuchi Station
Railway station in Kuroshio, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ukibuchi Station (浮鞭駅, Ukibuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK36".[1][2]
Ukibuchi Station 浮鞭駅 | |||||
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 Ukibuchi Station, December 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ukibuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1911 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps from street level, underpass with steps to reach island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TK36 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1970 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2018 | 23 | ||||
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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]
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]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Nakamura Line | ||||
| Uminoōmukae | - | Tosa-Irino | ||
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]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.[3]
- 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 further 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,[8] a campsite within the Tosa Southwest Large Scale Park.
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