Uminoōmukae Station

Railway station in Kuroshio, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionParking2 slotsBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - wheelchair ramp to platformOther informationStatusunstaffedStation codeTK35HistoryOpened22 April 2003 (2003-04-22)PassengersFY20184 daily

Location
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Uminoōmukae Station (海の王迎駅, Uminoōmukae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK35".^[1]^[2]

Lines and services

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 30.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station is set on a hillside above the level of an adjacent secondary road and consists of a single narrow side platform serving a single track. The station is unmanned and there is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. There is a small car park and bicycle shed at the base of the hill next to the secondary road. A wheelchair ramp leads up to the platform.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Nakamura Line
Tosa-Kamikawaguchi	-	Ukibuchi

History

The station opened on 22 April 2003.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 56
Hata Youth Centre (幡多青少年の家)^[7]
Utsu beach^[8]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "海の王迎駅" [Uminoōmukae Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ ^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. p. 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "海の王迎駅　発車時刻表" [Umino omukae Station Timetable TK-35] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "海の王迎（うみのおうむかえ）駅" [Tosa-Uminoōmukae Station]. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ "海の王迎" [Uminoōmukae]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 21 November 2017. 海の王迎駅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
^ "幡多青少年の家" [Hata Youth Centre]. Kochi Prefecture Official Website. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ "Utsu Beach". Kuroshio Town Official Website. Retrieved 21 November 2017.