Sukumo Station

Sukumo Station (宿毛駅, Sukumo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway.^[1] and has the station number "TK47".

Sukumo Station 宿毛駅
Sukumo Station, May 2010
General information
Location	1–703 Ekimae-chō, Sukumo, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 788-0010 Japan
Coordinates	32°55′57″N 132°42′49″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
Distance	23.6 km from Nakamura
Platforms	2 bay platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TK47
History
Opened	1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Passengers
FY2019	413
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Lines

Sukumo Station is a terminus of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line, and is located 23.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Nakamura Station.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two bay platforms serving two terminating tracks. Stairs and an elevator connect the platforms to the station office on the ground floor. This station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Sukumo Line
Higashi-Sukumo		-	Terminus

History

The station opened on 1 October 1997.^[2]

Services between Sukumo and Nakamura were suspended from 2 March 2005 following a collision. Local services only were resumed from 7 April 2005 between Higashi-Sukumo and Nakamura, and limited express services were restored from 13 June 2005. The line from Sukumo reopened on 1 November 2005.

Surrounding area

• National Route 56
• National Route 321
• Sukumo Shell Mound

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan