Nishibun Station

Nishibun Station
Nishibun Station; 西分駅
	Nishibun Station in 2010
Location	Nishibun, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5700; Japan
Coordinates	33°31′04″N 133°47′26″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	■ Asa Line
Distance	16.4 km from Gomen
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	GN32
History
Opened	1 July 2002
Passengers
FY2011	39 daily
Location
	Nishibun Station Location within Japan

Nishibun Station (西分駅, Nishibun-eki) is a railway station on the Asa Line located in Geisei, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN32".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 16.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Local trains and rapid train which runs in the morning stop at the station from 2021.[4]

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.[2][3][5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.[7]

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.

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[stationmap-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "西分" [Nishibun]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[kawashima-east-3] 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.

[tosatimetable-4] "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[nacl-5] "西分" [Nishibun]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[6] "にしぶんつきこちゃん" [Nishibun Tsukiko-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[terada-7] 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.