is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the city of Aki,

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...

, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector

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with the station number "GN27".

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 27.7 km from the beginning of the line at . It is the main station and depot for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

serving two tracks on an embankment. Numerous sidings which form the Asa Line depot are located north of the main tracks. The station building is located at the base of the embankment and houses a waiting area, a local produce market and a staffed ticket window. Besides tickets for the line, the ticket window is also equipped with a

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( ''Midori no Madoguchi'') facility and can accept reservations and sell tickets for JR trains. Access to the island platform is by means of an underpass leading to a flight of steps and an elevator. A bike shed and bike rentals are available. file:Aki-Station-Platform-20100526.jpg, A view of the station platform and tracks in 2010. file:Aki station 安芸駅 (3765517229).jpg, A view of the depot to the north of the station with its many sidings.

Adjacent stations

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by

Takashi Yanase Takashi Yanase (やなせたかし,Yanase Takashi,February 6, 1919 – October 13, 2013) was a Japanese writer, poet, illustrator and lyricist. He was best known as the creator of the picture book and animated series '' Anpanman''. Yanase was ch ...

, a local cartoonist from

. The mascot for Aki Station is a figure of a singer with music note motifs on her costume named . The music theme relates to Ryūtarō Hirota, a Japanese composer who was born in Aki.

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the

as an intermediate station on its track from to .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,053 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Aki Station Jibasan Market - a produce market housed within the station building selling local foodstuffs and souvenirs. *Aki City Hall

References

External links

Aki Station (Tosa Kuroshio Railway)
Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2002 Aki, Kōchi {{Kochi-rail-station-stub