Nishibun Station
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 16.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen. Local trains and rapid trains that run in the morning stop at the station from 2021.
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.
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.
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
The station is located in a residential area on the coast.
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "西分" [Nishibun]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Nishibun Station at Wikimedia Commons
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