Nakamura Station

Nakamura Station (中村駅, Nakamura-eki) is a railway station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway, whose headquarters is located in the station building. The station is numbered "TK-40".[1][2]

Nakamura Station

中村駅
Nakamura station facade in February 2018
Location7-1 Ekimaechō, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0014
Japan
Coordinates32°59′02″N 132°56′39″E
Owned byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)
Distance43.0 km from Kubokawa
Platforms2 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus station
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket office (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeTK40
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)
Passengers
FY20111,050 daily
Location
Nakamura Station
Location within Japan

Lines and services

Nakamura Station is the terminus of the Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Line which starts from Kubokawa. It is also the starting point of the Tosa Kuroshio Sukumo Line which terminates at Sukumo.[3]

The station is also served by two JR Shikoku limited express services. The Ashizuri limited express service starts from Kōchi and ends here. The Nanpū limited express service starts from Okayama and ends here, with one train a day going on to Sukumo.[3]

Layout

The station comprises a two-storey station building with a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. There is a staffed ticket window with a Midori no Madoguchi which allows passengers to make reservations and buy tickets for JR limited express and shinkansen services. On the ground floor there is a waiting area, cafe, and shop which sells local specialties. Coin lockers and baggage storage facilities are also provided. Parking and a bike shed are available outside the building. A bus station, car rental, bicycle rental are nearby. The station is wheelchair accessible.[2]

From 2009 to 2010, the station underwent a major renovation. This featured the removal of ticket gates, and the remodeling of the waiting area/shop and platform benches in locally sourced Shimanto hinoki wood. The renovation subsequently won multiple design awards including the 2014 Brunel Award and the Japanese Institute of Design Promotion 2010 Good Design Award.[4][5][6][7]

  • View of the station platforms in May 2010
  • Station interior in 2014. Next to the shop, some design award certificates can be seen on the pillar. The waiting area is to the left.
  • View towards the platforms. Note the absence of ticket gates, which were removed during the 2010 renovation. The train in the background is the Nanpū limited express.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nakamura Line
Kotsuka - Terminus
Sukumo Line
Terminus - Gudō

History

The station opened on 1 October 1970.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,050 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "中村駅" [Nakamura Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. "土佐くろしお鉄道 中村駅" [Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Station]. tosakuro.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. "中村駅　発車時刻表" [Nakamura Station Timetable TK-40] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. "中村駅" [Nakamura Station]. asahi.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. "土佐くろしお鉄道中村駅に行ってみよう！" [Let's go to Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Station!]. travel.co.jp. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. "Brunel Awards Amsterdam 2014 jury results" (PDF). The Watford Group. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. "Good Design Award 2010". g-mark.org. Japan Institute of Design Promotion. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. 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. 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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