Nakamura Station (中村駅, Nakamura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway, whose headquarters is located in the station building. The station is numbered "TK-40".[1][2]

Nakamura Station 中村駅
Nakamura station facade in February 2018
General information
Location	7-1 Ekimaechō, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0014 Japan
Coordinates	32°59′02″N 132°56′39″E
Owned by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	■ Nakamura Line ■ Sukumo Line
Distance	43.0 km from Kubokawa
Platforms	2 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus station
Construction
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket office (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	TK40
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)
Passengers
FY2018	923
Location
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Lines and services

Nakamura Station is the terminus of the 43.0 kilometer Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Line which starts from Kubokawa. It is also the starting point of the 23.6 kilometer Tosa Kuroshio Sukumo Line which terminates at Sukumo.[3]

The station is also served by two JR Shikoku limited express services. The Ashizuri limited express service starts from Kōchi and ends here. The Nanpū limited express service starts from Okayama and ends here, with one train a day going on to Sukumo.[3]

Layout

The station comprises a two-story station building with a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. There is a staffed ticket window with a Midori no Madoguchi which allows passengers to make reservations and buy tickets for JR limited express and shinkansen services. On the ground floor there is a waiting area, cafe, and shop which sells local specialties. Coin lockers and baggage storage facilities are also provided. Parking and a bike shed are available outside the building. A bus station, car rental, bicycle rental are nearby. The station is wheelchair accessible.[2]

From 2009 to 2010, the station underwent a major renovation. This featured the removal of ticket gates, and the remodeling of the waiting area/shop and platform benches in locally sourced Shimanto hinoki wood. The renovation subsequently won multiple design awards including the 2014 Brunel Award and the Japanese Institute of Design Promotion 2010 Good Design Award.[4][5][6][7]

• 
  View of the station platforms in May 2010
• 
  Station interior in 2014. Next to the shop, some design award certificates can be seen on the pillar. The waiting area is to the left.
• 
  View towards the platforms. Note the absence of ticket gates, which were removed during the 2010 renovation. The train in the background is the Nanpū limited express.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 October 1970.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,050 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

• National Route 439

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakamura Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)