Higashi-Sukumo Station

Coordinates: 32°56′01″N 132°43′43″E / 32.93366°N 132.72875°E / 32.93366; 132.72875
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Higashisukumo Station

東宿毛駅
Higashisukumo Station in 2018
General information
Location8 Chome Chūō, Sukumo-shi, Kōchi-ken 788-0001
Japan
Coordinates32°56′01″N 132°43′43″E / 32.93366°N 132.72875°E / 32.93366; 132.72875
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Sukumo Line
Distance22.2 km from Nakamura
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps lead down to platform
Other information
Station codeTK46
History
Opened1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY201924
Location
Higashi-Sukumo Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Higashi-Sukumo Station
Higashi-Sukumo Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Higashi-Sukumo Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Sukumo Station
Higashi-Sukumo Station
Higashi-Sukumo Station (Japan)

Higashi-Sukumo Station (東宿毛駅, Higashi-Sukumo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK44".[1][2]

Lines and Trains[edit]

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 22.2 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Some eastbound trains provide a through service beyond Nakamura on the Nakamura Line to Kubokawa.[4]

Layout[edit]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps.[2][5]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Sukumo Line
Hirata Local Sukumo

History[edit]

The Tosa Kuroshio Railway opened the station on 1 October 1997 as an intermediate station on the Sukumo Line track which was laid down from Nakamura to Sukumo.[3]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Sukumo City Hall
  • Sukumo Municipal Sukumo Elementary School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "東宿毛" [Higashisukumo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 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. ^ "東宿毛駅 発車時刻表" [Higashisukumo Station Timetable TK-45] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "東宿毛(ひがしすくも)駅" [Higashisukumo Station]. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

External links[edit]

Media related to Higashi-Sukumo Station at Wikimedia Commons