Nishibun Station (西分駅, Nishibun-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Geisei, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN32".[1][2]
Nishibun Station 西分駅 | |||||
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 Nishibun Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nishibun, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5700 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°31′04″N 133°47′26″E / 33.517804°N 133.790486°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 16.4 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN32 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 39 daily | ||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Asa Line and is located 16.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Local trains and rapid trains that run in the morning stop at the station from 2021.[4]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but a shelter with both an enclosed and an open section is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps. Parking lots for cars are provided near the station entrance.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Asa Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Yasu | Local | Wajiki | ||
Station mascot
editEach station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Yasu Station is an angel with a round yellow face like the moon. She is named Nishibun Tsukiko-chan (にしぶん つきこちゃん). This is because the nearby beach is popular as a sightseeing spot by moonlight.[6]
History
editThe train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
editThe station is located in a residential area on the coast.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "西分" [Nishibun]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 50, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "西分" [Nishibun]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "にしぶん つきこちゃん" [Nishibun Tsukiko-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
External links
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