Hirata Station (Kōchi)

Hirata Station

平田駅
Hirata Station in 2018
General information
LocationHiratacho Henai, Sukumo-shi, Kōchi-ken 788-0783
Japan
Coordinates32°57′20″N 132°47′42″E / 32.955684°N 132.795083°E / 32.955684; 132.795083
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Sukumo Line
Distance15.3 km from Nakamura
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeTK45
History
Opened1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY2019101
Location
Hirata Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Hirata Station
Hirata Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Hirata Station is located in Japan
Hirata Station
Hirata Station
Hirata Station (Japan)

Hirata Station (平田駅, Hirata-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 "TK45".[1][2]

Lines and Trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 15.3 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.[3] Besides local trains stop, some trains of the JR Nanpū limited express service from Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo and the Ashizuri from Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo also stop at Hirata.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. The station building, which has been built at the base of the elevated structure, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps and an elevator. An enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Parking for cars is available at the station forecourt.[2][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Shikoku
Limited Express Services
Nakamura Nanpū Sukumo
Nakamura Ashizuri Sukumo
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Sukumo Line
Kōgyōdanchi Local Higashi-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 156 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Enkoji Temple - About 2 km from the station
  • Sukumo City Hirata Elementary School
  • Sukumo Municipal Hirata Nursery School

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "平田" [Hirata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "平田駅　発車時刻表" [Hirata Station Timetable TK-45] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "平田（ひらた）駅" [Hirata]. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

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