Aki Station (安芸駅, Aki-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 "GN27".[1][2]
Aki Station 安芸駅 | |||||
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 Aki Station in 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 4-2 Yanomaru, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0001 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′17″N 133°54′23″E / 33.504596°N 133.906417°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 27.7 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + numerous sidings | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Embankment | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed, bike rentals | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - elevator to island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed ticket window, also JR Shikoku (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Station code | GN27 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 1,053 daily | ||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Asa Line and is located 27.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] It is the main station and depot for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on an embankment. Numerous sidings which form the Asa Line depot are located north of the main tracks. The station building is located at the base of the embankment and houses a waiting area, a local produce market and a staffed ticket window. Besides tickets for the line, the ticket window is also equipped with a JR Shikoku (Midori no Madoguchi) facility and can accept reservations and sell tickets for JR trains. Access to the island platform is by means of an underpass leading to a flight of steps and an elevator. A bike shed and bike rentals are available.[2][3][5][6]
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A view of the station platform and tracks in 2010. -
A view of the depot to the north of the station with its many sidings.
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Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Asa Line | ||||
| Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae | Rapid | Ioki | ||
| Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae | Local | Ioki | ||
Station mascot
editEach station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Aki Station is a figure of a singer with music note motifs on her costume named Aki Utako-chan (あき うたこちゃん). The music theme relates to Ryūtarō Hirota, a Japanese composer who was born in Aki.[7]
History
editThe 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
editIn fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,053 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
edit- Aki Station Jibasan Market - a produce market housed within the station building selling local foodstuffs and souvenirs.[9]
- Aki City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "路線図 ごめん・なはり線)" [Route Map Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b "安芸" [Aki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "安芸" [Aki]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "土佐くろしお鉄道 安芸駅" [Tosa Kuroshio Railway Aki Station]. Tosa Kuroshio Railway Official Website. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "あき うたこちゃん" [Aki Utako-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "安芸駅ぢばさん市場" [Aki Station Jibasan Market]. www.akikanko.or.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
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Media related to Aki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Aki Station (Tosa Kuroshio Railway) (in Japanese)
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