Noichi Station (のいち駅, Noichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN37".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 5.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. Track/platform 1 is used for eastbound trains and track/platform 2 is for the westbound ones. The station building is built into the elevated structure underneath the tracks and houses a waiting area and a shop. The shop is operated by the Koan City Tourism Association which also staffs the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent. Access to the platforms is by a flight of steps or elevators. [2][5][6]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Line | ||||
| Gomenmachi | Rapid | Akaoka | ||
| Tateda | Local | Yoshikawa | ||
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 Noichi Station is a clown named Noichin Donman (のいちんどんまん). A statue of this mascot is located near the station entrance. The character relates to a chindon'ya (Japanese costumed marching band) competition which is held in Noichi annually.[7]
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The picture of the Donman mascot is on the front of this Asa Line 9640 DMU to the left. The train is at Tosa-Otsu.
History
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,265 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
- Konan City Hall (formerly Noichi Town Hall)
- Konan City Noichi Elementary School
- Shikoku Automobile Museum
- Japan National Route 55
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "のいち" [Noichi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 50, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "のいち" [Noichi]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "土佐くろしお鉄道 のいち駅" [Tosa Kuroshio Railway Noichi Station]. Tosa Kuroshio Railway Official Website. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "のいちん どんまん" [Noichin Donman]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links
Media related to Noichi Station at Wikimedia Commons