Akano Station

Akano Station
赤野駅
Akano Station in 2007
Location Akanootsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0034
Japan
Coordinates 33°30′58″N 133°49′28″E / 33.516086°N 133.824542°E / 33.516086; 133.824542Coordinates: 33°30′58″N 133°49′28″E / 33.516086°N 133.824542°E / 33.516086; 133.824542
Operated by Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s) Asa Line
Distance 19.6 km from Gomen
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Disabled access No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code GN30
History
Opened 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 42 daily
Location
Akano Station
Location within Japan

Akano Station (赤野駅, Akano-eki) is railway station on the Asa Line in Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN30".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 19.6 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter comprising both an open and an enclosed compartment is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. Another waiting room is provided near the station entrance at the base of the elevated structure, together with parking lots and a bike shed.[3][2][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Wajiki Local Ananai

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Akano Station is a figure of a seagull dressed in a sailor suit named Akano Kamome-chan (あかの カモメちゃん). The design is chosen because the line runs by the coast of the Pacific ocean near the station and many seagulls can be seen in the area.[6]

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily.[7]

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "赤野" [Akano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 50, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. "赤野" [Akano]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. "あかの カモメちゃん" [Akano Kamome-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

See also

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