Asahi Station | |
Native Name: | 旭駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Asahiekimaecho, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0938 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.5589°N 133.5089°W |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Dosan Line |
Distance: | 130.2 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Tosaden Kōtsū tramstop |
Parking: | Available |
Accessible: | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Code: | K03 |
Status: | Staffed - JR ticket window (no Midori no Madoguchi) |
Passengers: | 1372 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Asahi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōchi, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K03".[1]
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 130.2 km from the beginning of the line at .
In addition to the local trains of the Dosan Line, the following limited express services also stop at Ino Station:[2]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A mock-Tudor style station building connected to platform 1 houses a waiting room and JR ticket window (without Midori no Madoguchi facilities). Access to platform 2 is by a footbridge.[3] [4] [5]
The station opened on 15 November 1924 as an intermediate stop when the then Kōchi Line (later renamed the Dosan Line) was extended eastwards from to . At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.
, a tramstop on the operated by, is located about 300 metres from the station.