Kyūjōmae Station (Kōchi)
Kyūjōmae Station (球場前駅, Kyūjōmae-eki) (literally, in front of the ball-park) 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 "GN28".[1][2]
Kyūjōmae Station 球場前駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kyūjōmae Station entrance in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sakuragaokacho, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0026 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°30′10″N 133°53′30″E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
| Distance | 26.2 km from Gomen |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Embankment |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | No - steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | GN28 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 222 daily |
| Location | |
  Kyūjōmae Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Kyūjōmae Station Kyūjōmae Station (Japan) | |
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 26.2 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 a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a waiting room which comprises both open and enclosed compartments has been set up on the platform. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. A timber waiting room in traditional Japanese architectural style has been set up at the base of the embankment together with a bike shed and parking lots for cars.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Line | ||||
| Wajiki | Rapid | Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae | ||
| Ananai | Local | Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae | ||
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 Kyūjōmae Station is a figure with a baseball for a head dressed in yellow baseball gear with vertical black stripes named Kyūjō Bōru-kun (球場 ボール君). The baseball theme relates to the baseball stadium near to the station.[6]
A picture of the mascot can be seen under the station name board.
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 222 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 55
- Aki Municipal Stadium
- Aki Multipurpose Gymnasium
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "球場前" [Kyūjōmae]. 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 17 February 2018.
- "球場前" [Kyūjōmae]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "球場 ボール君" [Kyūjō Bōru-kun]. 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 Kyujomae Station (Kochi) at Wikimedia Commons