Ananai Station
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Ananai Station 穴内駅 | |||||
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 Ananai Station with mascot character in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ananaiotsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0032 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′22″N 133°51′52″E / 33.506151°N 133.864319°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 23.6 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps lead up to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN29 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 8 daily | ||||
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Ananai Station (穴内駅, Ananai-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 "GN29".[1][2]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but both platforms are equipped with shelters comprising both an open and an enclosed compartment. Access to the two platforms is by separate flights of steps. Near the station entrance, another timber-built waiting room has been set up, together with a bike shed and parking lots for cars.[2][3][6]
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 Ananai Station is a figure with an eggplant for a head named Ananai Nasubi-san (あなない ナスビさん). The design is chosen because eggplant is a specialty product of the area.[7]
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 8 passengers daily.[8]
