Yoshikawa Station (よしかわ駅, Yoshikawa-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 "GN36".[1][2]
Yoshikawa Station よしかわ駅 | |
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![]() Yoshikawa Station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Yoshikawacho Furukawa, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5242 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°32′45″N 133°42′38″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
Distance | 8.0 km from Gomen |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | GN36 |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 22 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Yoshikawa Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi Prefecture![]() ![]() Yoshikawa Station Yoshikawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 8.0 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform. Another waiting room has been set up under the elevated structure. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2][5]
« | Service | » | ||
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Asa Line | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Noichi | Local | Akaoka |
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Yoshikawa Station is an eel in human form named Yoshikawa Uona (よしかわ うなお君), so chosen because eels are a noted product of Yoshikawa.[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 22 passengers daily.[7]
The station is located in a rural area with few buildings nearby.
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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