Azōno Station (薊野駅, Azōno-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D44".[1][2]
Azōno Station 薊野駅 | |
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![]() Platforms seen from an overpass of the station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | 34 Azōno Nakamachi, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-0013 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°34′43″N 133°33′36″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line
■ Asa Line |
Distance | 124.4 km from Tadotsu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Disabled access | No - platforms are linked by a footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | D44 |
History | |
Opened | 15 April 1952 (1952-04-15) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 368 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Azōno Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi Prefecture![]() ![]() Azōno Station Azōno Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 124.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Although Gomen is the official western terminus of the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (also known as the Gomen-Nahari Line), all its rapid and some local trains continue towards Kōchi on the Dosan Line tracks with Azōno as one of their intermediate stops.[5]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. A ramp leads up to the station from street level and a footbridge connects the platforms. Weather shelters are provided on both platforms.[2][6][7]
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Shikoku | ||||
Dosan Line | ||||
Tosa-Ikku | Local | Kōchi | ||
Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
Asa Line | ||||
Tosa-Ikku | Local | Kōchi |
The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 15 April 1952 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][8]
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