Noichi Station

Noichi Station

のいち駅
Noichi Station in 2007
General information
LocationNoichicho Nishino, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5232
Japan
Coordinates33°33′43″N 133°41′52″E / 33.561875°N 133.697792°E / 33.561875; 133.697792
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance5.7 km from Gomen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed kan'i itaku ticket window
Station codeGN37
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY20111,265 daily
Location
Noichi Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Noichi Station
Noichi Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Noichi Station is located in Japan
Noichi Station
Noichi Station
Noichi Station (Japan)

Noichi Station (のいち駅, Noichi-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 "GN37".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 5.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. Track/platform 1 is used for eastbound trains and track/platform 2 is for the westbound ones. The station building is built into the elevated structure underneath the tracks and houses a waiting area and a shop. The shop is operated by the Koan City Tourism Association which also staffs the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent. Access to the platforms is by a flight of steps or elevators. [2][5][6]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Gomenmachi Rapid Akaoka
Tateda Local Yoshikawa

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 Noichi Station is a clown named Noichin Donman (のいちんどんまん). A statue of this mascot is located near the station entrance. The character relates to a chindon'ya (Japanese costumed marching band) competition which is held in Noichi annually.[7]

  • The picture of the Donman mascot is on the front of this Asa Line 9640 DMU to the left. The train is at Tosa-Otsu.
    The picture of the Donman mascot is on the front of this Asa Line 9640 DMU to the left. The train is at Tosa-Otsu.

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.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,265 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

  • Konan City Hall (formerly Noichi Town Hall)
  • Konan City Noichi Elementary School
  • Shikoku Automobile Museum
  • Japan National Route 55

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "のいち" [Noichi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 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, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "のいち" [Noichi]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ^ "土佐くろしお鉄道 のいち駅" [Tosa Kuroshio Railway Noichi Station]. Tosa Kuroshio Railway Official Website. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ "のいちん どんまん" [Noichin Donman]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b 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.

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