Noichi Station

Noichi Station
のいち駅
Noichi Station in 2007
Location Noichicho Nishino, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5232
Japan
Coordinates 33°33′43″N 133°41′52″E / 33.561875°N 133.697792°E / 33.561875; 133.697792Coordinates: 33°33′43″N 133°41′52″E / 33.561875°N 133.697792°E / 33.561875; 133.697792
Operated by Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s) ■ Asa Line
Distance 5.7 km from Gomen
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Other information
Status Staffed kan'i itaku ticket window
Station code GN37
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 1,265 daily
Location
Noichi Station
Location within Japan

Noichi Station (のいち駅, Noichi-eki) is a railway station on the Asa Line in Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN37".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 5.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. Track/platform 1 is used for eastbound trains and track/platform 2 is for the westbound ones. The station building is built into the elevated structure underneath the tracks and houses a waiting area and a shop. The shop is operated by the Koan City Tourism Association which also staffs the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent. Access to the platforms is by a flight of steps or elevators. [2][5][6]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Gomenmachi Rapid Akaoka
Tateda Local Yoshikawa

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 Noichi Station is a clown named Noichin Donman (のいちんどんまん). A statue of this mascot is located near the station entrance. The character relates to a chindon'ya (Japanese costumed marching band) competition which is held in Noichi annually.[7]

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.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,265 passengers daily.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "のいち" [Noichi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ↑ 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, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "のいち" [Noichi]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "土佐くろしお鉄道 のいち駅" [Tosa Kuroshio Railway Noichi Station]. Tosa Kuroshio Railway Official Website. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "のいちん どんまん" [Noichin Donman]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. 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.
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