Nishibun Station

Nishibun Station

西分駅
Nishibun Station in 2010
General information
LocationNishibun, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5700
Japan
Coordinates33°31′04″N 133°47′26″E / 33.517804°N 133.790486°E / 33.517804; 133.790486
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance16.4 km from Gomen
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN32
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY201139 daily
Location
Nishibun Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Nishibun Station
Nishibun Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Nishibun Station is located in Japan
Nishibun Station
Nishibun Station
Nishibun Station (Japan)

Nishibun Station (西分駅, Nishibun-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Geisei, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN32".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 16.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Local trains and rapid trains that run in the morning stop at the station from 2021.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but a shelter with both an enclosed and an open section is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps. Parking lots for cars are provided near the station entrance.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yasu Local Wajiki

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Yasu Station is an angel with a round yellow face like the moon. She is named Nishibun Tsukiko-chan (にしぶん つきこちゃん). This is because the nearby beach is popular as a sightseeing spot by moonlight.[6]

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a residential area on the coast.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "西分" [Nishibun]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 50, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ^ "西分" [Nishibun]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ "にしぶん つきこちゃん" [Nishibun Tsukiko-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b 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.

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