Gudō Station (具同駅, Gudō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK41".[1][2]

Gudō Station

具同駅
Gudō Station in 2010
General information
LocationGudo, Shimanto-shi, Kōchi-ken 787-0019
Japan
Coordinates32°58′46″N 132°54′54″E / 32.9794°N 132.914944°E / 32.9794; 132.914944
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
Distance3.2 km from Nakamura
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTK41
History
Opened1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY201880
Location
Gudō Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Gudō Station
Gudō Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Gudō Station is located in Japan
Gudō Station
Gudō Station
Gudō Station (Japan)

Lines and Trains edit

The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 3.2 km from the starting point of the line at Nakamura.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Some eastbound trains provide a through service beyond Nakamura on the Nakamura Line to Kubokawa.[4]

Layout edit

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to platform is by means of a flight of steps. A bike shed and parking lots for cars are available near the base of the steps.[2][5]

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Sukumo Line
Nakamura Local Kunimi

History edit

The Tosa Kuroshio Railway opened the station on 1 October 1997 as an intermediate station on the Sukumo Line track which was laid down from Nakamura to Sukumo.[3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 91 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Shimanto Municipal Gudou Elementary School
  • Akamatsu housing complex
  • Shimanto Dragonfly Nature Park

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "具同駅" [Gudō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "具同駅 発車時刻表" [Gudō Station Timetable TK-41] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "具同(ぐどう)駅" [Gudō Station]. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

External links edit

  Media related to Gudō Station at Wikimedia Commons