Noichi Station (のいち駅, Noichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN37".[1][2]
Noichi Station のいち駅 | |
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![]() Noichi Station in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Noichicho Nishino, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5232 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°33′43″N 133°41′52″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
Distance | 5.7 km from Gomen |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed kan'i itaku ticket window |
Station code | GN37 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 1,265 daily |
Location | |
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The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 5.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. Track/platform 1 is used for eastbound trains and track/platform 2 is for the westbound ones. The station building is built into the elevated structure underneath the tracks and houses a waiting area and a shop. The shop is operated by the Koan City Tourism Association which also staffs the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent. Access to the platforms is by a flight of steps or elevators. [2][5][6]
« | Service | » | ||
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Asa Line | ||||
Gomenmachi | Rapid | Akaoka | ||
Tateda | Local | Yoshikawa |
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Noichi Station is a clown named Noichin Donman (のいちんどんまん). A statue of this mascot is located near the station entrance. The character relates to a chindon'ya (Japanese costumed marching band) competition which is held in Noichi annually.[7]
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.[8]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,265 passengers daily.[8]
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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