The is a 42.7 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
Gomen Station in the city of
Nankoku with
Nahari Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nahari, Kōchi, Nahari, Aki District, Kōchi, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the public-private partnership, third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station nu ...
in the city of
Nahari 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 ...
. The line is also commonly known as the .
Service outline
Limited-stop "Rapid" services and some all-stations "Local" services inter-run over the JR Shikoku
Dosan Line to and from
Kochi Station.
Trains are formed of single or two-car
diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
s.
Stations
Rolling stock
A fleet of 11 9640 series ("9640" can be read as "Kuroshio" in Japanese) stainless steel-bodied
diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
cars are used on the line, including two cars, 9640-1S and 9640-2S with rounded front ends in a whale motif and an open observation balcony on one side.
History
The Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo was established on 8 May 1986 for the purpose of resuming construction of the Sukumo and Asa lines, which had been planned 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 ...
but abandoned.
The company acquired a license to operate the Asa Line in January 1988, and commenced construction of the line, which opened on 1 July 2002.
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 2002
2002 establishments in Japan
Japanese third-sector railway lines