Okabana Station

Okabana Station (岡花駅, Okabana-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 "K10".[1][2]

Okabana Station

岡花駅
Okabana Station in 2010
LocationHongo, Hidaka, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-2153
Japan
Coordinates33°31′47″N 133°21′05″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Dosan Line
Distance148.6 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeK10
History
Opened20 August 1960 (1960-08-20)
Location
Okabana Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 145.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a weather shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][5]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Kusaka Local Tosa-Kamo

History

The station opened on 20 August 1960 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "岡花" [Okabana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "Okabana Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. "岡花駅" [Okabana Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  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.


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