Okabana Station (岡花駅, Okabana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Hidaka, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K10".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 145.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a weather shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][5]

Adjacent stations

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JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Kusaka Local Tosa-Kamo

History

Okabana Station opened on 20 August 1960 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "岡花" [Okabana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 668. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ "Okabana Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "岡花駅" [Okabana Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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