Shimoyama Station (Kōchi)
Shimoyama Station (下山駅, Shimoyama-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 "GN25".[1][2]
Shimoyama Station 下山駅 | |
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 Shimoyama Station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shimoyama, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0046 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°27′29″N 133°56′53″E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
| Distance | 34.7 km from Gomen |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Embankment |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | No - steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | GN25 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 16 daily |
| Location | |
  Shimoyama Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Shimoyama Station Shimoyama Station (Japan) | |
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 34.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at Aki.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. There is no station building but both platforms have shelters comprising enclosed and open compartments. A separate waiting room and bicycle shed, both built of timber, have been set up near the station entrance. From the access road, a low flight of steps leads to the base of the embankment where there is a flight of steps which leads to one platform. Going through an underpass, there is another flight of steps to the other platform.[2][3][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 Shimoyama Station is a girl in a blue kimono with a white bird on her head. Her name is Shimoyama Chidori-chan (しもやま ちどりちゃん) and is inspired by the children's song Hama Chidori (浜千鳥) (Plovers on the Beach) written by local composer Ryūtarō Hirota. There is a monument to him at nearby Cape Oyama.[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 16 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 55
- Aki Municipal Shimoyama Elementary School
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "下山" [Shimoyama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 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.
- "下山" [Shimoyama]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "しもやま ちどりちゃん" [Shimoyama Chidori-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 19 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 Shimoyama Station (Kochi) at Wikimedia Commons