Kannoura Station

Kannoura Station (甲浦駅, Kannoura-eki) is a railway station on the Asatō Line in Tōyō, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector Asa Kaigan Railway and bears the station number "TK30".[1][2]

Kannoura Station

甲浦駅
Kannoura Station in 2016
LocationKawauchi, Toyo-cho, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-7412
Japan
Coordinates33°32′50″N 134°17′18″E
Operated by■ Asa Kaigan Railway
Line(s)■ Asatō Line
Distance8.5 km from Kaifu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku station
Station codeAK30
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 March 1992 (1992-03-26)
Location
Kannoura Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is the southern terminus of the Asatō Line and is located 8.5 km from the beginning of the line at Kaifu.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving an elevated track. A station building on ground level houses a waiting room and a shop run by the Kannoura Women's Association (甲浦婦人会, Kannoura-fujinkai) which sells tickets as a kan'itaku agent. Bicycle and car parking are available and bike rentals are offered. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps next to the station building.[2][5][6]

  • A view of the elevated track with the station to the left.
  • A view of the station platform. The track ends just behind the train.
  • The end of the Asatō Line track.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Asatō Line
Shishikui   Local   Terminus

History

The station was opened on 26 March 1992 by the third sector Asa Kaigan Railway as the southern terminus of the three station Asatō Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "甲浦" [Kannoura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. 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. 172, 302. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. "列車時刻表" [Train Schedule]. Asa Kaigan Railway. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. "甲浦" [Kannoura]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. 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. 43, 75. ISBN 9784062951609.


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