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Nunoshida Station

Railway station in Kōchi, Japan

■ Dosan Line

Distance121.4 km from TadotsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesAvailableAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to elevated platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeD42HistoryOpened15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)PassengersFY2019184

Location
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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]

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

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "布師田" [Nunoshida]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Nunoshida Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ "布師田駅" [Nunoshida Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ 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.
^ 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.