Akaoka Station
Akaoka Station (あかおか駅, Akaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN35".[1][2]
Akaoka Station あかおか駅 | |
|---|---|
 Akaoka Station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°32′24″N 133°43′20″E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
| Distance | 9.3 km from Gomen |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | GN35 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 268 daily |
| Location | |
  Akaoka Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Akaoka Station Akaoka Station (Japan) | |
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 9.3 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building but both platforms have enclosed shelters for waiting passengers. A shop cum tourist information centre under the elevated structure also serves as a waiting room. Access to the two platforms is by separate flights of steps. A designated parking area is provided for bicycles under the elevated structure.[3][2][5]
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 Akaoka Station is an artist holding two paintbrushes named Akaoka Ekin-san (あかおか えきんさん), recalling Hirose Kinzō, a Japanese painter who lived in Akaoka at the end of the Edo period.[6] A display of figurines of the various station mascots on the Asa Line is located under the elevated structure at Akaoka Station.[5]
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 268 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
- Konan City Hall Asaoka branch (formerly Asaoka Town Hall)
- Kochi Prefectural Shiroyama High School
- Konan Municipal Akaoka Junior High School
- Japan National Route 55
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "あかおか" [Akaoka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- 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. pp. 50, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
- "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "あかおか駅" [Akaoka]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "あかおか えきんさん" [Akaoka Ekin-san]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- 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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links
Media related to Akaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons