Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line
Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line | |
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![]() A 9640 series car on the Asa Line, May 2010 | |
Overview | |
Other name(s) | Gomen-Nahari Line |
Native name | 土佐くろしお鉄道阿佐線 |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Locale | Kōchi Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 20 |
Service | |
Type | Regional rail |
Operator(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Rolling stock | 9640 series DMU |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 |
Technical | |
Line length | 42.7 km (26.5 mi) |
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
Character | Rural |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | None |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
The Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (土佐くろしお鉄道阿佐線, Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa-sen) is a 42.7 km Japanese railway line operated by 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.[1] Trains are formed of single or two-car diesel multiple units.[1]
Stations
No. | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers | Location | |
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GN40 | Gomen | 後免 | 0.0 | ● | Dosan Line | Nankoku | Kōchi Prefecture |
GN39 | Gomenmachi | 後免町 | 1.1 | ● | Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line | ||
GN38 | Tateda | 立田 | 2.9 | | | |||
GN37 | Noichi | のいち | 5.7 | ● | Kōnan | ||
GN36 | Yoshikawa
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よしかわ | 8.0 | | | |||
GN35 | Akaoka | あかおか | 9.3 | ● | |||
GN34 | Kagami | 香我美 | 10.7 | | | |||
GN33 | Yasu
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夜須 | 12.4 | ● | |||
GN32 | Nishibun | 西分 | 16.4 | ▽ | Geisei | ||
GN31 | Wajiki | 和食 | 18.2 | ● | |||
GN30 | Akano | 赤野 | 19.6 | ▽ | Aki | ||
GN29 | Ananai | 穴内 | 23.6 | ▽ | |||
GN28 | Kyūjōmae
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球場前 | 26.2 | ● | |||
GN27-1 | Aki General Hospital | あき総合病院前 | 26.8 | ● | |||
GN27 | Aki | 安芸 | 27.7 | ● | |||
GN26 | Ioki | 伊尾木 | 30.4 | ● | |||
GN25 | Shimoyama
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下山 | 34.7 | ● | |||
GN24 | Tōnohama | 唐浜 | 37.0 | ● | Yasuda | ||
GN23 | Yasuda
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安田 | 38.7 | ● | |||
GN22 | Tano
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田野 | 41.5 | ● | Tano | ||
GN21 | Nahari | 奈半利 | 42.7 | ● | Nahari |
Rolling stock
A fleet of 11 9640 series ("9640" can be read as "Kuroshio" in Japanese) stainless steel-bodied diesel multiple unit 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.[2]
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9640 series car 9640-6
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9640 series car 9640-1S
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9640 series car 9640-2S
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 but abandoned.[1] 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.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.