Английская Википедия:Akaoka Station
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox station Шаблон:Nihongo 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]
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 9.3 km from the beginning of the line at Шаблон:STN.[3] All Asa Line trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
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
Шаблон:J-railservice start Шаблон:J-route Шаблон:J-rserv Шаблон:J-rserv Шаблон:S-end
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 Шаблон:Nihongo, 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 Шаблон:STN to Шаблон:STN.[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
See also
References
External links
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Шаблон:Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line
