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Akano Station

Railway station in Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

33°30′58″N 133°49′28″E / 33.516086°N 133.824542°E / 33.516086; 133.824542Operated byTosa Kuroshio RailwayLine(s)■ Asa Line Distance19.6 km from GomenPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - steps lead up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeGN30HistoryOpened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)PassengersFY201142 daily

Location
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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]

Lines

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]

Layout

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]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Wajiki	Local	Ananai

Station mascot

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]

A picture of the mascot can be seen under the station name board.

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily.^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 55

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "赤野" [Akano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 50, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ "赤野" [Akano]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ "あかのカモメちゃん" [Akano Kamome-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.