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Railway station in Kuroshio, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Tosa-Shirahama Station
土佐白浜駅
Platform of Tosa-Shirahama Station looking in the direction of Ariigawa
General information
LocationShirahama, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken, 789-1725
Japan
Coordinates33°03′23″N 133°05′51″E / 33.0565°N 133.0976°E / 33.0565; 133.0976
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Nakamura Line
Distance24.1 km from Kubokawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Station codeTK32
History
Opened1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)
Passengers
FY20190
Location
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Tosa-Shirahama Station (土佐白浜駅, Tosa-Shirahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK32".

Lines

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 24.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa. Only local trains stop at the station.

Layout

There is no station building. The station, which is unmanned, consists of a single side platform serving a single line and is located on an embankment high above the adjacent main road and buildings. A ramp from the main road leads to a shelter for waiting passengers which is located on a lower level. Steps from the shelter lead up to the platform which is thus not wheelchair accessible. There is no shelter on the platform itself. The station is a designated evacuation area in the event of tsunamis.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nakamura Line
Saga-Kōen Local Ariigawa

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 the Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

A panorama of the platform and the Pacific Ocean. National Route 56 can be seen along the coast. The buildings are at a location named Shirahama on the map but are part of the town of Kuroshio.

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "土佐白浜駅" [Tosa-Shirahama Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2017. 昭和４５年国鉄中村線土佐白浜駅が設置された。現在は堤防ができて国道が広がり、後背地がない分だけ海の方へ拡張されているが、以前はあたり一帯に真白な浜が広がっていたという.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. "土佐白浜駅　発車時刻表" [Tosa-Shirahama Station Timetable TK-32] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. "土佐白浜駅" [Tosa-Shirahama Station]. seaside-station.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. "土佐白浜（とさしらはま）駅" [Tosa-Shirahama Station]. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "土佐白浜" [Tosa-Shirahama]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2017. 土佐白浜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
  8. "駅別乗降客数データ". 国土数値情報ダウンロードサイト. National Land Information Division, National Spatial Planning and Regional Policy Bureau, MLIT of Japan. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Tosa-Shirahama Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line
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