Ananai Station

Ananai Station

穴内駅
Ananai Station with mascot character in 2010
General information
LocationAnanaiotsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0032
 Japan
Coordinates33°30′22″N 133°51′52″E / 33.506151°N 133.864319°E / 33.506151; 133.864319
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance23.6 km from Gomen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN29
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY20118 daily
Location
Ananai Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Ananai Station
Ananai Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Ananai Station is located in Japan
Ananai Station
Ananai Station
Ananai Station (Japan)

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]

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]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Akano Local Kyūjōmae

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

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "穴内" [Ananai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ About time schedule revision
  6. ^ "穴内" [Ananai]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. ^ "あなない ナスビさん" [Ananai Nasubi-san]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. ^ 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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