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 |
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 |
Disabled access | No - steps to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | GN32 |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 39 daily |
Location | |
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The 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 train which runs in the morning stop at the station from 2021.[4]
The 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]
« | Service | » | ||
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Asa Line | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Yasu | Local | Wajiki |
Each 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]
The 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]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.[7]
The station is located in a residential area on the coast.
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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