The is a 43.0 km Japanese railway line operated by the
third-sector railway operator
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
The is a Public-Private_Partnerships_In_Japan, third-sector railway company in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The name comes from the former Tosa Province and the Kuroshio Current. The company was founded in 1986, and operates three lines: a former J ...
. It connects
Kubokawa Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for the town of Shimanto and hosts the railway services of both the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikok ...
in the town of
Shimanto with
Nakamura Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway, whose headquarters is located in the station building. The station is numbered "TK-40".
Lines ...
in the city of
Shimanto in
Kōchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...
.
Stations
History
The first section of the line, from Kobokawa to Tosa-Saga was opened by
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) on 18 December 1963, and operated using diesel trains, functioning as an extension of the
Dosan Line
is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi. The line links the city of Kōchi with northern Shikoku and t ...
.
The section from Tosa-Saga to Nakamura opened on 1 October 1970.
Freight operations ceased in 1984, and from 1 April 1988, operation of the line was transferred to the Tosa Kuroshio Railway.
With the opening of the
Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
The is a 23.6 km Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector railway operator Tosa Kuroshio Railway. It connects Nakamura Station in the city of Shimanto with Sukumo Station in the city of Sukumo in Kōchi Prefecture.
Stations
Histor ...
in October 1997, the maximum line speed was raised from 85 km/h to 110 km/h.
See also
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List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...
References
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Rail transport in Kōchi Prefecture
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1963
Japanese third-sector railway lines