Nunoshida Station

Nunoshida Station (布師田駅, Nunoshida-eki) is junction passenger railway station located in the city of 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
General information
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
AccessibleYes - ramp leads up to elevated platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeD42
History
Opened15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019184
Location
Nunoshida Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Nunoshida Station
Nunoshida Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Nunoshida Station is located in Japan
Nunoshida Station
Nunoshida Station
Nunoshida Station (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.

Surrounding area
  • Kokubun River

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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