Kyūjōmae Station (Kōchi)
Railway station in Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Kyūjōmae Station (球場前駅, Kyūjōmae-eki) (literally, in front of the ball-park) 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 "GN28".[1][2]
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Kyūjōmae Station 球場前駅 | |||||
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Kyūjōmae Station entrance in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sakuragaokacho, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0026 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′10″N 133°53′30″E | ||||
| Operator | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 26.2 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Embankment | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
Cycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN28 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 222 daily | ||||
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Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a waiting room which comprises both open and enclosed compartments has been set up on the platform. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. A timber waiting room in traditional Japanese architectural style has been set up at the base of the embankment together with a bike shed and parking lots for cars.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Asa Line | ||||
| Wajiki | Rapid | Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae | ||
| Ananai | Local | Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae | ||
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 Kyūjōmae Station is a figure with a baseball for a head dressed in yellow baseball gear with vertical black stripes named Kyūjō Bōru-kun (球場 ボール君). The baseball theme relates to the baseball stadium near to the station.[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 222 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 55
- Aki Municipal Stadium
- Aki Multipurpose Gymnasium
