Tosa-Saga Station

Tosa-Saga Station (土佐佐賀駅, Tosa-Saga-eki) is a train station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line in Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK30".[1][2]

Tosa-Saga Station

土佐佐賀駅
Tosa-Saga Station facade in 2010
LocationSaga, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1720
Japan
Coordinates33°04′50″N 133°06′05″E
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line
Distance20.8 km from Kubokawa
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
ParkingLimited
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - level crossing and ramp to island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTK30
History
Opened18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
Passengers
FY2011192 daily
Location
Tosa-Saga Station
Location within Japan

Lines and trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3]

The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The single-storey station building has a waiting area and a cafe but the ticket window is unstaffed. Bike sheds and a limited number of parking lots are available.[5][6] A level crossing leads over a track and up a ramp to the island platform.[7]

A view of the island platform in 2010. The train is the Nanpū limited express. The footbridge has since been replaced by a level crossing.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nakamura Line
Iyoki - Saga-Kōen

History

The station opened on 18 December 1963 as the terminus of a Japanese National Railways (JNR) line from Kubokawa. It became a through-station on 1 October 1970 when the line was extended to Nakamura. After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 192 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area
  • National Route 56 runs next to the station.[5]
  • The station is located in the centre of what used to be the municipality of Saga which has now been merged into the town of Kuroshio.

See also

References
  1. "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. "土佐佐賀駅" [Tosa-Saga Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 伊与木川が佐賀湾に注ぐ河口部に位置する駅で、地名は山が険しいという意味のサガ（嵯峨）に由来するという.
  3. 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. "土佐佐賀駅 発車時刻表" [Tosa-Saga Station Timetable TK-30] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017. 土佐佐賀は高知県黒潮町にある土佐くろしお鉄道中村線の駅です.
  6. "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. User: a ドラゴン (5 December 2015). 土佐くろしお鉄道　中村線　前面展望（窪川～中村） [Tosa-Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line Cab View (Kubokawa - Nakamura)] (Youtube video) (in Japanese). Saga, Kuroshio, Shikoku, Japan. Event occurs at 24 minutes 50 seconds. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.