Nunoshida Station

Nunoshida Station (布師田駅, Nunoshida-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D42".[1][2]

Nunoshida Station

布師田駅
Nunoshida Station in 2010
LocationNunoshida, Kochi-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5101
Japan
Coordinates33°34′33″N 133°35′25″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)
■ Dosan Line

■ Asa Line

Distance121.4 km from Tadotsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessYes - ramp leads up to elevated platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeD42
History
Opened15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Location
Nunoshida Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 121.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Although Gomen is the official western terminus of the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (also known as the Gomen-Nahari Line), all its rapid and some local trains continue towards Kōchi on the Dosan Line tracks with Nunoshida as one of their intermediate stops.[5]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. A ramp leads up to the platform street level. A shelter and an automated ticket vending machine are provided on the platform. Bicycle parking lots are provided at the foot of the ramp.[2][6][7]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Tosa-Ōtsu Local Tosa-Ikku
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Asa Line
Tosa-Ōtsu Local Tosa-Ikku

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 15 April 1952 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][8]

Surrounding area
  • Kōchi Operations Centre (高知運転所, Kōchi-unten-sho) - Nunoshida is the nearest station and overlooks this major rail yard but trains bound for it branch off the main track at Tosa-Ikku.

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "布師田" [Nunoshida]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 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. 667. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "Nunoshida Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. "布師田駅" [Nunoshida Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. 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. 37, 74. ISBN 9784062951616.
  8. 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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