Akaoka Station

Akaoka Station

あかおか駅
Akaoka Station in 2010
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°32′24″N 133°43′20″E / 33.539926°N 133.722194°E / 33.539926; 133.722194
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance9.3 km from Gomen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN35
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY2011268 daily
Location
Akaoka Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Akaoka Station
Akaoka Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Akaoka Station is located in Japan
Akaoka Station
Akaoka Station
Akaoka Station (Japan)

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]

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]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Noichi Rapid Yasu
Yoshikawa Local Kagami

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

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "あかおか" [Akaoka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b "あかおか駅" [Akaoka]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ "あかおか えきんさん" [Akaoka Ekin-san]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b 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.

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