Ukibuchi Station 浮鞭駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Ukibuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1911 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°02′22″N 133°01′48″E / 33.0394°N 133.0299°E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
Distance | 31.7 km from Kubokawa |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Parking | Limited |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Accessible | No - steps from street level, underpass with steps to reach island platform |
Other information | |
Status | unstaffed |
Station code | TK36 |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1970 |
Passengers | |
FY2018 | 23 |
Location | |
Ukibuchi Station (浮鞭駅, Ukibuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK36".[1][2]
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 31.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on an embankment above the roads and farmland on either side. Steps lead up from a secondary road to an underpass which gives access to the island platform which has a shelter for waiting passengers. The station is unstaffed.[5][6]
« | Service | » | ||
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Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
Nakamura Line | ||||
Uminoōmukae | - | Tosa-Irino |
The station opened on 1 October 1970 under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR). After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.[3]