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Railway station in Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Kagami Station
香我美駅
Kagami Station in 2010
General information
LocationKagamicho Kishimoto, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5331
Japan
Coordinates33°32′21″N 133°44′15″E / 33.539183°N 133.737403°E / 33.539183; 133.737403
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance10.7 km from Gomen
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN34
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY201196 daily
Location
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Kagami Station (香我美駅, Kagami-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 "GN34".

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 10.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen. Only local trains stop at the station.

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Akaoka Local Yasu

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 a 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.

  • Kagami platform and track. A picture of the mascot can be seen under the station name board. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 96 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "香我美" [Kagami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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 17 February 2018.
  5. "香我美" [Kagami]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. "かがみ みかんちゃん" [Kagami Mikan-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. "遊ぶ" [Recreation]. kounan-navi.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018. See third section.
  8. ^ 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

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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line)
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