Sukumo Line
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line
| native_name = 土佐くろしお鉄道宿毛線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color =
| logo =
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| image = TKR TKT8001.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A Tosa Kuroshio Railway DMU at Nakamura Station, May 2010
| type = Regional rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = Kōchi Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Nakamura|x}}
| end = {{STN|Sukumo|x}}
| stations = 8
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1 October 1997
| close =
| owner = Tosa Kuroshio Railway
| operator = Tosa Kuroshio Railway
| character = Rural
| depot =
| stock = TKT-8000 series DMU, JR Shikoku 2000 series DMU, JR Shikoku 2700 series DMU
| linelength = {{Convert|23.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = Entire line single tracked
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = None
| speed = {{Convert|120|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
| elevation =
| minradius = 350 m
| map =
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The {{nihongo|Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo Line|土佐くろしお鉄道宿毛線|Tosa Kuroshio Railway Sukumo-sen}} 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
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Name ! Japanese ! Distance (km) ! Transfers ! colspan="2"|Location |
|---|
| TK40
|{{STN|Nakamura|x}} |中村 |style="text-align: right;"|0.0 |Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line (TK40) |rowspan="4"|Shimanto |rowspan="8" | Kōchi Prefecture |
| TK41
|{{STN|Gudō|x}} |具同 |style="text-align: right;"|3.2 | |
| TK42
|{{STN|Kunimi|x|Kochi}} |国見 |style="text-align: right;"|6.2 | |
| TK43
|{{STN|Arioka|x}} |有岡 |style="text-align: right;"|11.6 | |
| TK44
|{{STN|Kōgyōdanchi|x}} |工業団地 |style="text-align: right;"|14.7 | |rowspan="4"|Sukumo |
| TK45
|{{STN|Hirata|x|Kochi}} |平田 |style="text-align: right;"|15.3 | |
| TK46
|{{STN|Higashi-Sukumo|x}} |東宿毛 |style="text-align: right;"|22.2 | |
| TK47
|{{STN|Sukumo|x}} |宿毛 |style="text-align: right;"|23.6 | |
History
The Tosa Kuroshio Railway was established on 8 May 1986 for the purpose of resuming construction of the Sukumo and Asa lines, which had been planned by JNR but abandoned.{{cite book |last = Terada |first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways |publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 173|isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The company acquired a license to operate the Sukumo Line in February 1987, and commenced construction of the line, which opened on 1 October 1997.