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]
Ioki Station 伊尾木駅 | |
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![]() Ioki Station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Ioki, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0045 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°29′27″N 133°55′45″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
Distance | 30.4 km from Gomen |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | Yes - ramp to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | GN26 |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 57 daily |
Location | |
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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]
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]
« | Service | » | ||
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Asa Line | ||||
Aki | Rapid | Shimoyama | ||
Aki | Local | Shimoyama |
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]
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 77 passengers daily.[7]
The station is located in a residential area.
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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