Sukumo Line
Appearance
Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line | |
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![]() A Tosa Kuroshio Railway DMU at Nakamura Station, May 2010 | |
Overview | |
Native name | 土佐くろしお鉄道宿毛線 |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Locale | Kōchi Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 8 |
Service | |
Type | Regional rail |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1997 |
Technical | |
Line length | 23.6 km (14.7 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Minimum radius | 350 m |
Electrification | none |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line (土佐くろしお鉄道宿毛線, Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo-sen) is a 23.6 km Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector railway operator Tosa Kuroshio Railway. It connects Nakamura Station in the city of Shimanto with Sukumo Station in the city of Sukumo in Kōchi Prefecture.
Stations
No. | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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TK40 | Nakamura | 中村 | 0.0 | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line (TK40) | Shimanto | Kōchi Prefecture |
TK41 | Gudō | 具同 | 3.2 | |||
TK42 | Kunimi | 国見 | 6.2 | |||
TK43 | Arioka | 有岡 | 11.6 | |||
TK44 | Kōgyōdanchi | 工業団地 | 14.7 | Sukumo | ||
TK45 | Hirata | 平田 | 15.3 | |||
TK46 | Higashi-Sukumo | 東宿毛 | 22.2 | |||
TK47 | Sukumo | 宿毛 | 23.6 |
History
The Tosa Kuroshio Railway was established on 8 May 1986 for the purpose of resuming construction of the Sukumo and Asa lines, which had been planned by JNR but abandoned.[1] The company acquired a license to operate the Sukumo Line in February 1987, and commenced construction of the line, which opened on 1 October 1997.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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. p. 173. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.