Kubokawa Station

Kubokawa Station (窪川駅, Kubokawa-eki) is a railway station in Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for the town of Shimanto and hosts the railway services of both JR Shikoku (as station K26) and the Tosa Kuroshio Railway (as station TK26).[1][2]

Kubokawa Station

窪川駅
The JR Shikoku Kubokawa Station building in 2013
Location4 Sakakiyamachō, Shimanto-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 786-0008
Japan
Coordinates33°12′46″N 133°08′14″E
Operated by
JR Shikoku

Tosa Kuroshio Railway

Line(s)
Distance198.7 km from Tadotsu
Platforms2 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks4 (1 is a siding) + other sidings not served by platforms
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - platforms are linked by a footbridge but a level crossing is available
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR Shikoku ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • K26 TK26
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 November 1951 (1951-11-12)
Location
Kubokawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Kubokawa is the terminus of the JR Shikoku Dosan Line. In this capacity it has the station number K26 and is located 198.7 km from the start of the line at Tadotsu.[3]

Trains on the JR Shikoku Yodo Line also start from and end at Kubokawa although the official start of the line is the next station at Wakai. Kubokawa does not bear a station number with the "G" prefix which is used for stations on the Yodo Line.

The station is also the start of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line with the station number TK26.

In addition to these local lines, Kubokawa is also a stop for the following JR Shikoku limited express services:[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms and one island platform serving four tracks. Platform 1 serves a siding which is used exclusively by the Nakamura Line and is accessed from the Tosa Kuroshio Railway station building. Platforms 2 and 3 (which share an island) and platform 4 (a side platform) are used by JR Shikoku trains. These are accessed by a footbridge from the JR Shikoku station building or a level crossing. Several sidings branch off tracks 3 and 4. The JR station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (with Midori no Madoguchi facility). Car parking and a bike shed are available outside.[2][5][6][7]

  • Platform 1 of Kubokawa Station
  • The Tosa Kuroshio Railway station building. The JR station building is to the right.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Shikoku
Limited Express Services
Tosa-Kure   Nanpū   Tosa-Saga
Tosa-Kure   Shimanto   Tosa-Saga
Tosa-Kure   Ashizuri   Tosa-Saga
Dosan Line
Niida   Local   Terminus
Yodo Line
Terminus   Local   Wakai
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Nakamura Line
Terminus   Local   Wakai

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "窪川" [Kubokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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. 670. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "Kubokawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "窪川駅" [Kubokawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. 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. 46, 77. ISBN 9784062951616.
  7. "窪川" [Kubokawa]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

See also


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