Nishibun Station

Railway station in Geisei, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°31′04″N 133°47′26″E / 33.517804°N 133.790486°E / 33.517804; 133.790486Operated byTosa Kuroshio RailwayLine(s)■ Asa Line Distance16.4 km from GomenPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - steps to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeGN32HistoryOpened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)PassengersFY201139 daily

Location
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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.

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "西分" [Nishibun]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ ^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.
^ "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "西分" [Nishibun]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "にしぶんつきこちゃん" [Nishibun Tsukiko-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ ^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.