Akano Station

Akano Station
Akano Station; 赤野駅
	Akano Station in 2007
Location	Akanootsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0034; Japan
Coordinates	33°30′58″N 133°49′28″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	■ Asa Line
Distance	19.6 km from Gomen
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	GN30
History
Opened	1 July 2002
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	42 daily
Location
	Akano Station Location within Japan

Akano Station (赤野駅, Akano-eki) is railway station on the Asa Line in 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] Only local trains 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]

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References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
"赤野" [Akano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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.
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.