Ananai Station
Ananai Station (穴内駅, Ananai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN29".[1][2]
Ananai Station 穴内駅 | |
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 Ananai Station with mascot character in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ananaiotsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0032 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°30′22″N 133°51′52″E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
| Distance | 23.6 km from Gomen |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | No - steps lead up to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | GN29 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 8 daily |
| Location | |
  Ananai Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Ananai Station Ananai Station (Japan) | |
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 23.6 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] local trains and partly rapid train which runs in the morning stop at the station from 2021.[4][5]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but both platforms are equipped with shelters comprising both an open and an enclosed compartment. Access to the two platforms is by separate flights of steps. Near the station entrance, another timber-built waiting room has been set up, together with a bike shed and parking lots for cars.[2][3][6]
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 Ananai Station is a figure with an eggplant for a head named Ananai Nasubi-san (あなない ナスビさん). The design is chosen because eggplant is a specialty product of the area.[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 8 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "穴内" [Ananai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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 18 February 2018.
- About time schedule revision
- "穴内" [Ananai]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "あなない ナスビさん" [Ananai Nasubi-san]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 18 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 Ananai Station at Wikimedia Commons