Higashi-Sukumo Station

Railway station in Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

32°56′01″N 132°43′43″E / 32.93366°N 132.72875°E / 32.93366; 132.72875Operated byTosa Kuroshio RailwayLine(s)Sukumo LineDistance22.2 km from NakamuraPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - steps lead down to platformOther informationStation codeTK46HistoryOpened1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)PassengersFY201924

Location
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Higashi-Sukumo Station (東宿毛駅, Higashi-Sukumo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK44".^[1]^[2]

Lines and Trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 22.2 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Some eastbound trains provide a through service beyond Nakamura on the Nakamura Line to Kubokawa.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps.^[2]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sukumo Line
Hirata		Local	Sukumo

History

The Tosa Kuroshio Railway opened the station on 1 October 1997 as an intermediate station on the Sukumo Line track which was laid down from Nakamura to Sukumo.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Sukumo City Hall
Sukumo Municipal Sukumo Elementary School

References

^ "路線図　四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "東宿毛" [Higashisukumo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "東宿毛駅　発車時刻表" [Higashisukumo Station Timetable TK-45] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "東宿毛（ひがしすくも）駅" [Higashisukumo Station]. Retrieved 22 February 2018.