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Akano Station 赤野駅
Akano Station in 2007
General information
Location	Akanootsu, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0034 Japan
Coordinates	33°30′58″N 133°49′28″E / 33.516086°N 133.824542°E / 33.516086; 133.824542
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	■ Asa Line
Distance	19.6 km from Gomen
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	GN30
History
Opened	1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY2011	42 daily
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Akano Station (赤野駅, Akano-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 "GN30".

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 19.6 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen. local trains and rapid train which runs in the morning stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a shelter comprising both an open and an enclosed compartment is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. Another waiting room is provided near the station entrance at the base of the elevated structure, together with parking lots and a bike shed.

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 Akano Station is a figure of a seagull dressed in a sailor suit named Akano Kamome-chan (あかの カモメちゃん). The design is chosen because the line runs by the coast of the Pacific Ocean near the station and many seagulls can be seen in the area.

• 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 55

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. ^ "赤野" [Akano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
3. ^ 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.
4. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
5. "赤野" [Akano]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
6. "あかの カモメちゃん" [Akano Kamome-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
7. ^ 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.

External links

Media related to Akano Station at Wikimedia Commons

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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