Akaoka Station
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Akaoka Station あかおか駅 | |||||
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 Akaoka Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°32′24″N 133°43′20″E / 33.539926°N 133.722194°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 9.3 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN35 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 268 daily | ||||
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Akaoka Station (あかおか駅, Akaoka-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 "GN35".[1][2]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building but both platforms have enclosed shelters for waiting passengers. A shop cum tourist information centre under the elevated structure also serves as a waiting room. Access to the two platforms is by separate flights of steps. A designated parking area is provided for bicycles under the elevated structure.[3][2][5]
Adjacent stations
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 Akaoka Station is an artist holding two paintbrushes named Akaoka Ekin-san (あかおか えきんさん), recalling Hirose Kinzō, a Japanese painter who lived in Akaoka at the end of the Edo period.[6] A display of figurines of the various station mascots on the Asa Line is located under the elevated structure at Akaoka Station.[5]
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 268 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
- Konan City Hall Asaoka branch (formerly Asaoka Town Hall)
- Kochi Prefectural Shiroyama High School
- Konan Municipal Akaoka Junior High School
- Japan National Route 55
