| Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line | |
|---|---|
 A Tosa Kuroshio Railway DMU at Kubokawa Station, September 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 土佐くろしお鉄道中村線 |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Locale | Kōchi Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 15 |
| Service | |
| Type | Regional rail |
| Operator(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Rolling stock | TKT-8000 series DMU, JR Shikoku 2000 series DMU, JR Shikoku 2700 series DMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 December 1963 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 43.0 km (26.7 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 250 m |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
The Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line (土佐くろしお鉄道中村線, Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudō Nakamura-sen) is a 43.0 km Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector railway operator Tosa Kuroshio Railway. It connects Kubokawa Station in the town of Shimanto with Nakamura Station in the city of Shimanto in Kōchi Prefecture.
Stations
| No. | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TK26 | Kubokawa | 窪川 | 0.0 | Dosan Line (K26) | Shimanto, Takaoka | Kōchi |
| TK27 | Wakai | 若井 | 4.4 | Yodo Line(G27) | ||
| TK28 | Kaina | 荷稲 | 13.8 | Kuroshio, Hata | ||
| TK29 | Iyoki | 伊与喜 | 18.1 | |||
| TK30 | Tosa-Saga | 土佐佐賀 | 20.8 | |||
| TK31 | Saga-Kōen | 佐賀公園 | 22.9 | |||
| TK32 | Tosa-Shirahama | 土佐白浜 | 24.1 | |||
| TK33 | Ariigawa | 有井川 | 27.6 | |||
| TK34 | Tosa-Kamikawaguchi | 土佐上川口 | 29.2 | |||
| TK35 | Uminoōmukae | 海の王迎 | 30.1 | |||
| TK36 | Ukibuchi | 浮鞭 | 31.7 | |||
| TK37 | Tosa-Irino | 土佐入野 | 34.3 | |||
| TK38 | Nishi-Ōgata | 西大方 | 37.2 | |||
| TK39 | Kotsuka | 古津賀 | 40.9 | Shimanto | ||
| TK40 | Nakamura | 中村 | 43.0 | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line (TK40) | ||
History
The first section of the line, from Kobokawa to Tosa-Saga was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 18 December 1963, and operated using diesel trains, functioning as an extension of the Dosan Line. The section from Tosa-Saga to Nakamura opened on 1 October 1970.
Freight operations ceased in 1984, and from 1 April 1988, operation of the line was transferred to the Tosa Kuroshio Railway. With the opening of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line in October 1997, the maximum line speed was raised from 85 km/h to 110 km/h.
See also
References
- ^ 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. 173. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.