Kotsuka Station

Railway station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Kotsuka Station is located in Japan
Kotsuka Station
Kotsuka Station
Location within Japan

Kotsuka Station (古津賀駅, Kotsuka-eki) is a train station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway. It is numbered "TK39".[1]

Lines and services

Kotsuka Station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 40.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[2]

The station is also served by JR Shikoku Ashizuri limited express services from Nakamura and Sukumo to Kōchi, with one train a day (in the direction of Kochi only) stopping at Kotsuka.[3]

Layout

The station and track is located on an embankment. The station, which is unmanned, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A parking area with vending machines and a bike shed is located at the base of the embankment off National Route 56. A flight of steps leads from this parking area to the platform and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible.[1][4]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nakamura Line
Nishi-Ōgata - Nakamura

History

The station opened on 1 April 1988.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 128 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 56 runs parallel to the track.
  • The urban area surrounding this station is named Kotsuka on maps, and is part of the town of Shimanto.

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b "古津賀駅" [Kotsuka Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ 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. p. 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ "古津賀駅　発車時刻表" [Kotsuka Station Timetable TK-39] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "古津賀（こつか）駅" [Kotsuka Station]. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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