Nahari Station | |
Native Name: | 奈半利駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Otsu, Nahari-cho, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6402 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line: | Asa Line |
Distance: | 42.7 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed, bike rentals |
Accessible: | Yes - elevator to platform |
Code: | GN21 |
Status: | Staffed ticket window |
Passengers: | 358 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2011 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nahari Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nahari, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN21".[1]
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 42.7 km from the beginning of the line at .[2] It is the eastern terminus for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop and turn back at the station.[3]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. The station building built into the elevated structure houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a ticket window. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps or an elevator. There is a designated parking area for bicycles under the elevated structure and bike rentals are available from the station. Parking for cars is available at the station forecourt. The station building is also a designated tsunami evacuation area.[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 Nahari Station is a girl in a station master's uniform named .[7]
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as the eastern terminus of its track from .[8]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 358 passengers daily.[8]