| Aki Station | |
| Native Name: | 安芸駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 4-2 Yanomaru, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0001 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line: | Asa Line |
| Distance: | 27.7 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 + numerous sidings |
| Structure: | Embankment |
| Parking: | Available |
| Bicycle: | Bike shed, bike rentals |
| Accessible: | Yes - elevator to island platform |
| Code: | GN27 |
| Status: | Staffed ticket window, also JR Shikoku (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Passengers: | 1,053 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2011 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Aki Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN27".[1]
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 27.7 km from the beginning of the line at .[2] It is the main station and depot for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.[3]
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 (Midori no Madoguchi) 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.[4] [2] [5] [6]
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 . The music theme relates to Ryūtarō Hirota, a Japanese composer who was born in Aki.[7]
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to .[8]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,053 passengers daily.[8]