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Railway station in Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Higashisukumo Station
東宿毛駅

Higashisukumo Station in 2018

General information

Location

8 Chome Chūō, Sukumo-shi, Kōchi-ken 788-0001
Japan

Coordinates

32°56′01″N 132°43′43″E / 32.93366°N 132.72875°E / 32.93366; 132.72875

Operated by

Tosa Kuroshio Railway

Line(s)

Sukumo Line

Distance

22.2 km from Nakamura

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Bicycle facilities

Bike shed

Accessible

No - steps lead down to platform

Other information

Station code

TK46

History

Opened

1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)

Passengers

FY2019

Location
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Higashi-Sukumo Station (東宿毛駅, Higashi-Sukumo-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 "TK44".

Lines and Trains

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 22.2 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura. Only local trains stop at the station. Some eastbound trains provide a through service beyond Nakamura on the Nakamura Line to Kubokawa.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sukumo Line
Hirata		Local	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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Sukumo City Hall
Sukumo Municipal Sukumo Elementary School

References

"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.
^ "東宿毛" [Higashisukumo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ 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.
"東宿毛駅　発車時刻表" [Higashisukumo Station Timetable TK-45] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
"東宿毛（ひがしすくも）駅" [Higashisukumo Station]. Retrieved 22 February 2018.