Kusaka Station
Kusaka Station (日下駅, Kusaka-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Hidaka, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K09".[1][2]
Kusaka Station 日下駅 | |
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Kusaka Station in 2011 | |
Location | Hongo, Hidaka, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-2153 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°32′01″N 133°22′17″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line |
Distance | 143.7 km from Tadotsu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
Construction | |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | Yes - platforms are connected by ramps and a level crossing |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | K09 |
History | |
Opened | 30 March 1924 |
Location | |
Kusaka Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 143.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, which is unstaffed, is linked to platform 1 and serves as a waiting room. Ramps and a level crossing connect to platform 2 across the tracks. A bike shed is provided outside the station.[2][5] A short siding juts partially into the other side of platform 1.[6]
- View of the station platforms in 2010 looking in the direction of Kubokawa
History
The station opened on 30 March 1924 as the terminus of the then Kōchi Line (later renamed the Dosan Line) was constructed eastwards from Susaki. On 15 November 1924 it became a through-station when the line was extended to Kōchi. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kusaka Station. |
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "日下" [Kusaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 668. ISBN 4533029809.
- "Kusaka Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "日下" [Kusaka]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 44, 76. ISBN 978-4-06-295161-6.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.