Asahi Station (Kōchi)

Asahi Station (旭駅, Asahi-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K03".[1][2]

Asahi Station 旭駅
Asahi Station in 2006
Location	Asahiekimaecho, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0938 Japan
Coordinates	33°33′32″N 133°30′32″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	130.2 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Tosaden Kōtsū tramstop
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window (no Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	K03
History
Opened	15 November 1924 (1924-11-15)
Location
Asahi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 130.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3]

In addition to the local trains of the Dosan Line, the following limited express services also stop at Ino Station:[4]

• Nanpū - Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
• Shimanto - Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
• Ashizuri - Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A mock-Tudor style station building connected to platform 1 houses a waiting room and JR ticket window (without Midori no Madoguchi facilities). Access to platform 2 is by a footbridge.[2][5][6]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Kōchi		Nanpū	Asakura
Kōchi		Shimanto	Asakura
Kōchi		Ashizuri	Asakura
Dosan Line
Engyōjiguchi		Local	Kōchi-Shōgyo-Mae

History

The station opened on 15 November 1924 as an intermediate stop when the then Kōchi Line (later renamed the Dosan Line) was extended eastwards from Kusaka to Kōchi. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7]

Connections

Asahi-ekimae-dōri Station (旭駅前通駅, Asahi-ekimae-dōri-eki), a tramstop on the Ino Line (伊野線, Ino-sen) operated by Tosaden Kōtsū (とさでん交通), is located about 300 metres from the station.

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "旭" [Asahi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 668. ISBN 4533029809.
4. "Asahi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
5. "旭駅" [Asahi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
6. 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2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 40, 75. ISBN 9784062951616.
7. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan