Tosa-Saga Station | |
Native Name: | 土佐佐賀駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Saga, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1720 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.0805°N 133.1013°W |
Operator: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
Distance: | 20.8 km from |
Platforms: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Parking: | Limited |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - level crossing and ramp to island platform |
Code: | TK30 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 122 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Tosa-Saga Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK30".[1] [2]
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at .
The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[3]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The single-storey station building has a waiting area and a cafe but the ticket window is unstaffed. Bike sheds and a limited number of parking lots are available.[4] [5] A level crossing leads over a track and up a ramp to the island platform.
The station opened on 18 December 1963 as the terminus of a Japanese National Railways (JNR) line from . It became a through-station on 1 October 1970 when the line was extended to . After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[6]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily.
The station is located in the centre of what used to be the municipality of Saga which has now been merged into the town of Kuroshio.