Ioki Station Explained

Ioki Station
Native Name:伊尾木駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ioki, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0045
Country:Japan
Operator:Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line: Asa Line
Distance:30.4 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Bicycle:Bike shed
Accessible:Yes - ramp to platform
Code:GN26
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:57 daily
Pass Year:FY2011
Map Type:Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ioki 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 "GN26".[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 30.4 km from the beginning of the line at .[2] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at .[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shelter comprising both an enclosed and an open compartment has been set up on the platform. A separate waiting room and bicycle shed, both built of timber, have been set up next to the ramp which leads to the platform from the station forecourt.[4] [2] [5]

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Ioki Station is a figure dressed in a business suit and hat with a box for a head and holding a briefcase. His name is and is inspired by the character from the popular film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. One title from the series about the traveling salesman Tora-san was to have been shot in Ioki for release in 1996 but was cancelled because of the death of the actor Kiyoshi Atsumi.[6]

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to .[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a residential area.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 23 December 2017.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951609. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku. Japanese. 50, 86.
  3. Web site: 時刻表 ごめん・なはり線. Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line. Tosa Kuroshio Railway. 17 February 2018.
  4. Web site: 伊尾木. Ioki. 19 February 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 伊尾木. Ioki. 19 February 2018. nacl.sakura.jp.
  6. Web site: いおき トラオ君. Ioki Torao-kun. 19 February 2018. gomen-nahari.com.
  7. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 173, 303 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.