Aki General Hospital Station
Aki General Hospital Station あき総合病院前駅 | |||||
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 View of the station platform and lift shaft from street level | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae Station | ||||
| Location | Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0026 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′15″N 133°53′49″E / 33.504204°N 133.896973°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 26.8 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side platform) | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Train operators | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated (Embankment) | ||||
| Parking | Yes (Aki General Hospital) | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 13 March 2021 | ||||
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Aki General Hospital Station (あき総合病院前駅, Aki-Sōgō-byōin-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Somei-cho, Aki City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.[1] The station is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway, and serves the nearby Aki General Hospital. The station, which opened on 13 March 2021,[1] is the first new infill station to be opened on the Asa Line since the opening of the Asa Line in 2002.
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, is located on an embankment, consisting of one side platform located north of the single track that runs through the station. Stairs and a lift provide access to the station from street level, located below the platform. All trains on the Asa Line stop at the station, including rapid trains.[1]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Line | ||||
| Kyūjōmae | Rapid | Aki | ||
| Kyūjōmae | Local | Aki | ||
Station mascot
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture who deceased in 2013. The mascot for Aki-Sogo-byoin-mae Station is a nurse in pink uniform named Aki Nurse-chan (あき ナースちゃん), newly designed by the Yanase Studio in the same style as Yanase for the station's opening in 2021. The nurse theme relates to the hospital near to the station.[2][3]
History
The Council for the Revitalisation of the Gomen-Nahari Line announced on 5 December 2018 that it had reached a decision to construct an infill station to serve the Aki General Hospital.[4] The station name was finalised as Aki General Hospital Station on 18 December 2020, and the station itself opened to passengers on 13 March 2021.[1]
Surrounding area
- Aki General Hospital
- Japan National Route 55
See also
References
- ^ a b c d kurotetsu07 (15 December 2020). "２０２１年３月 ダイヤ改正について" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "あき ナースちゃん" [Aki Nurse-chan]. kochinews.co.jp. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "あき ナースちゃん" [Aki Nurse-chan]. kochinews.co.jp. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "高知県のごめん･なはり線新駅設置決定 あき病院前2021年開業｜高知新聞" [About installing the station]. kochinews.co.jp. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
Media related to Aki General Hospital Station at Wikimedia Commons