Akano Station (赤野駅, Akano-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 "GN30".[1][2]
Akano Station 赤野駅 | |
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![]() Akano Station in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Akanootsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0034 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°30′58″N 133°49′28″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
Distance | 19.6 km from Gomen |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Parking | Available |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | No - steps lead up to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | GN30 |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 42 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Akano Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi Prefecture![]() ![]() Akano Station Akano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 19.6 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] local trains and rapid train which runs in the morning stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter comprising both an open and an enclosed compartment is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. Another waiting room is provided near the station entrance at the base of the elevated structure, together with parking lots and a bike shed.[2][3][5]
« | Service | » | ||
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Asa Line | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Wajiki | Local | Ananai |
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Akano Station is a figure of a seagull dressed in a sailor suit named Akano Kamome-chan (あかの カモメちゃん). The design is chosen because the line runs by the coast of the Pacific Ocean near the station and many seagulls can be seen in the area.[6]
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]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily.[7]
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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