Tosa-Saga Station
Tosa-Saga Station 土佐佐賀駅 | |||||
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 Tosa-Saga Station facade in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Saga, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1720 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°04′50″N 133°06′05″E / 33.0805°N 133.1013°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line | ||||
| Distance | 20.8 km from Kubokawa | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Limited | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - level crossing and ramp to island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TK30 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 December 1963 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 122 | ||||
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Tosa-Saga Station (土佐佐賀駅, Tosa-Saga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK30".[1][2]
Lines and trains
[edit]The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3]
The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[4]
- Nanpū - Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
- Ashizuri - Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo
- Shimanto - Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
Layout
[edit]The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The single-storey station building has a waiting area and a cafe but the ticket window is unstaffed. Bike sheds and a limited number of parking lots are available.[5][6] A level crossing leads over a track and up a ramp to the island platform.
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nakamura Line | ||||
| Iyoki | - | Saga-Kōen | ||
History
[edit]The station opened on 18 December 1963 as the terminus of a Japanese National Railways (JNR) line from Kubokawa. It became a through-station on 1 October 1970 when the line was extended to Nakamura. After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located in the centre of what used to be the municipality of Saga which has now been merged into the town of Kuroshio.
- National Route 56 runs next to the station.[5]
- Shioya Beach
- Saga fishing port
- Kuroshio Town Saga General Branch
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "土佐佐賀駅" [Tosa-Saga Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
伊与木川が佐賀湾に注ぐ河口部に位置する駅で、地名は山が険しいという意味のサガ（嵯峨）に由来するという.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "土佐佐賀駅 発車時刻表" [Tosa-Saga Station Timetable TK-30] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
土佐佐賀は高知県黒潮町にある土佐くろしお鉄道中村線の駅です.
- ^ "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links
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Media related to Tosa-Saga Station at Wikimedia Commons