Ukibuchi Station (浮鞭駅, Ukibuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK36".[1][2]
Ukibuchi Station 浮鞭駅 | |
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Ukibuchi Station, December 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ukibuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1911 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
| Distance | 31.7 km from Kubokawa |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Limited |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Disabled access | No - steps from street level, underpass with steps to reach island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | unstaffed |
| Station code | TK36 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 October 1970 (1970-10-01) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2018 | 23 |
| Location | |
Ukibuchi Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi PrefectureUkibuchi Station Ukibuchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 31.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on an embankment above the roads and farmland on either side. Steps lead up from a secondary road to an underpass which gives access to the island platform which has a shelter for waiting passengers. The station is unstaffed.[5][6]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Nakamura Line | ||||
| Uminoōmukae | - | Tosa-Irino | ||
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 Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.[3]
浮鞭駅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
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line | |
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