Tosa-Saga Station

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Tosa-Saga Station

土佐佐賀駅
Tosa-Saga Station 20100710 01.jpg
Tosa-Saga Station facade in 2010
LocationSaga, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1720
Japan
Coordinates33°04′50″N 133°06′05″E / 33.0805°N 133.1013°E / 33.0805; 133.1013Coordinates: 33°04′50″N 133°06′05″E / 33.0805°N 133.1013°E / 33.0805; 133.1013
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line
Distance20.8 km from Kubokawa
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
ParkingLimited
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - level crossing and ramp to island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTK30
History
Opened18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
Passengers
FY2011192 daily
Location
Tosa-Saga Station is located in Japan
Tosa-Saga Station
Tosa-Saga Station
Location within Japan

Tosa-Saga Station (土佐佐賀駅, Tosa-Saga-eki) is a train station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line in 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[]

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]

Layout[]

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.[7]

A view of the island platform in 2010. The train is the Nanpū limited express. The footbridge has since been replaced by a level crossing.

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Nakamura Line
Iyoki - Saga-Kōen

History[]

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[]

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 192 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area[]

  • National Route 56 runs next to the station.[5]
  • 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  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.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  6. ^ "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ^ User: a ドラゴン (5 December 2015). 土佐くろしお鉄道　中村線　前面展望（窪川～中村） [Tosa-Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line Cab View (Kubokawa - Nakamura)] (Youtube video) (in Japanese). Saga, Kuroshio, Shikoku, Japan. Event occurs at 24 minutes 50 seconds. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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