Ioki Station

Ioki Station

伊尾木駅
Ioki Station in 2010
General information
LocationIoki, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0045
Japan
Coordinates33°29′27″N 133°55′45″E / 33.490843°N 133.929292°E / 33.490843; 133.929292
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance30.4 km from Gomen
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN26
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY201157 daily
Location
Ioki Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Ioki Station
Ioki Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Ioki Station is located in Japan
Ioki Station
Ioki Station
Ioki Station (Japan)

Ioki Station (伊尾木駅, Ioki-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 "GN26".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 30.4 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 a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shelter comprising both an enclosed and an open compartment has been set up on the platform. A separate waiting room and bicycle shed, both built of timber, have been set up next to the ramp which leads to the platform from the station forecourt.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Aki Rapid Shimoyama
Aki Local Shimoyama

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 Ioki Station is a figure dressed in a business suit and hat with a box for a head and holding a briefcase. His name is Ioki Torao-kun (いおき トラオ君) and is inspired by the character "Tora-san" (寅さん) from the popular film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. One title from the series about the traveling salesman Tora-san was to have been shot in Ioki for release in 1996 but was cancelled because of the death of the actor Kiyoshi Atsumi.[6]

  • A statue of Torao-kun is located at the station entrance.
    A statue of Torao-kun is located at the station entrance.

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 77 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a residential area.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "伊尾木" [Ioki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 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. ^ "伊尾木" [Ioki]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "いおき トラオ君" [Ioki Torao-kun]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 19 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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