Tosa-Irino Station

Railway station in Kuroshio, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°01′26″N 133°00′42″E / 33.0239°N 133.0118°E / 33.0239; 133.0118Operated byTosa Kuroshio RailwayLine(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura LineDistance34.3 km from KubokawaPlatforms1Tracks1ConnectionsbusConstructionParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYesOther informationStatusunstaffedStation codeTK37HistoryOpened1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)PassengersFY2018159 daily

Location
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Tosa-Irino Station (土佐入野駅, Tosa-Irino-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 "TK37".^[1]^[2]

Lines and services

Tosa-Irino station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 34.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.^[3]

The station is also served by JR Shikoku Ashizuri limited express services from Nakamura and Sukumo to Kōchi and Nanpū limited express services Nakamura and Sukumo to Okayama.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a lodge type building with a side platform serving one track. The building has a waiting area, ticket vending machines, a cafe and a convenience store. A bus shelter is at the station entrance. Car parks and bicycle sheds are to one side of the station. A wheelchair ramp leads from the station entrance to the platform.^[2]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Nakamura Line
Ukibuchi	-	Nishi-Ōgata

History

The station opened on 1 October 1970 under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR). 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 262 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

The station is located in the urban centre of Ōgata which is part of the town of Kuroshio.
Kuroshio town office - just down the road about 160 m away.
National Route 56 - runs parallel to the track nearby and through the urban centre of Ogata.
Irino fishing port (入野漁港) - point of departure for whale watching excursions.^[6]
Tosa Southwest Large Scale Park, Ogata section (土佐西南大規模公園,大方町) - a recreational area with many sport facilities such as a gymnasium and tennis courts.^[7]
Seaside art gallery (砂浜美術館) - an open-air art gallery set on a 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 "土佐入野駅" [Tosa-Irino Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 22 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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "土佐入野駅　発車時刻表" [Tosa-Irino Station Timetable TK-37] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "土佐入野（とさいりの）駅" [Tosa-Irino Station]. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "大方ホエールウォッチング" [Ogata Whale Watching]. nitarikujira.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "佐西南大規模公園.大方" [Tosa Southwest Large Scale Park.Ogata]. park website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "砂浜美術館" [Seaside gallery]. sunabi.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.