Azōno Station | |
Native Name: | 薊野駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 34 Azōno Nakamachi, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-0013 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Distance: | 124.4 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Accessible: | No - platforms are linked by a footbridge |
Code: | D44 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 368 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Azōno Station |
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D44".[1]
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 124.4 km from the beginning of the line at .[2]
Although is the official western terminus of the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (also known as the Gomen-Nahari Line), all its rapid and some local trains continue towards on the Dosan Line tracks with Azōno as one of their intermediate stops.[3]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. A ramp leads up to the station from street level and a footbridge connects the platforms. Weather shelters are provided on both platforms.[4] [5] [6]
|-!colspan=5|JR Shikoku|-!colspan=5|Tosa Kuroshio Railway
The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 15 April 1952 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.