Ukibuchi Station

Railway station in Kuroshio, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E / 33.0394°N 133.0299°E / 33.0394; 133.0299Operated byTosa Kuroshio RailwayLine(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura LineDistance31.7 km from KubokawaPlatforms1Tracks2ConstructionParkingLimitedBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - steps from street level, underpass with steps to reach island platformOther informationStatusunstaffedStation codeTK36HistoryOpened1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)PassengersFY201823

Location
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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]

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 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 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

^ "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.
^ "浮鞭駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ ^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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "浮鞭駅　発車時刻表" [Ukibuchi Station Timetable TK-36] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ "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
^ "浮鞭（うきぶち）駅" [Ukibuchi Station]. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ "ビオスおおがた" [Bios Oogata]. www.skr.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ "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.