Aki Station


Aki Station is a railway station on the Asa Line in Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway 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 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 JR Shikoku 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.

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 Aki Station is a figure of a singer with music note motifs on her costume named Aki Utako-chan. 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 Tosa Kuroshio Railway 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