Yoshikawa Station (Kōchi)

Yoshikawa Station

よしかわ駅
Yoshikawa Station in 2010
General information
LocationYoshikawacho Furukawa, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5242
Japan
Coordinates33°32′45″N 133°42′38″E / 33.545949°N 133.710431°E / 33.545949; 133.710431
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance8.0 km from Gomen
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN36
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY201122 daily
Location
Yoshikawa Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Yoshikawa Station
Yoshikawa Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Yoshikawa Station is located in Japan
Yoshikawa Station
Yoshikawa Station
Yoshikawa Station (Japan)

Yoshikawa Station (よしかわ駅, Yoshikawa-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 "GN36".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 8.0 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

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. Another waiting room has been set up under the elevated structure. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2][5]

Adjacent stations

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

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 Yoshikawa Station is an eel in human form named Yoshikawa Uona (よしかわ うなお君), so chosen because eels are a noted product of Yoshikawa.[6]

  • A view of the station platform and track. There is a picture of the station eel mascot character under the station name board.
    A view of the station platform and track. There is a picture of the station eel mascot character 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.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 22 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area with few buildings nearby.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "よしかわ" [Yoshikawa]. 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, 86. 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. ^ "よしかわ" [Yoshikawa]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ^ "よしかわ うなお君" [Yoshikawa Uona]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ 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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