Kagami Station
Kagami Station (香我美駅, Kagami-eki) is a railway station on the Asa Line in Kōnan, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN34".[1][2]
Kagami Station 香我美駅 | |
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![]() Kagami Station in 2010 | |
Location | Kagamicho Kishimoto, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5331 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°32′21″N 133°44′15″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
Distance | 10.7 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 | GN34 |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2011) | 96 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kagami Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 10.7 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 but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. a bike shed is provided underneath the elevated structure.[2][3][5]
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 Kagami Station is an figure with a mandarin orange for a head named Kagami Mikan-chan (かがみ みかんちゃん). The design is chosen because Yamakita Mikan (山北みかん) (Yamakita mandarin oranges) are a specialty product of the area.[6][7]
- Kagami platform and track. 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.[8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 96 passengers daily.[8]
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "香我美" [Kagami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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 17 February 2018.
- "香我美" [Kagami]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "かがみ みかんちゃん" [Kagami Mikan-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "遊ぶ" [Recreation]. kounan-navi.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018. See third section.
- 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.
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