Kagami Station (香我美駅, Kagami-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 "GN34".[1][2]
Kagami Station 香我美駅 | |||||
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 Kagami Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kagamicho Kishimoto, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5331 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°32′21″N 133°44′15″E / 33.539183°N 133.737403°E | ||||
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 10.7 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps lead up to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN34 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 96 daily | ||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Asa Line and is located 10.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. a bike shed is provided underneath the elevated structure.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Asa Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Akaoka | Local | Yasu | ||
Station mascot
editEach station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Kagami Station is a figure with a mandarin orange for a head named Kagami Mikan-chan (かがみ みかんちゃん). The design is chosen because Yamakita Mikan (山北みかん) (Yamakita mandarin oranges) are a specialty product of the area.[6][7]
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Kagami platform and track. A picture of the mascot can be seen under the station name board.
History
editThe 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
editIn fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 96 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
edit- Konan City Kagami Government Building (formerly Kagami Town Hall)
- Japan National Route 55
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "香我美" [Kagami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b 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, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "香我美" [Kagami]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "かがみ みかんちゃん" [Kagami Mikan-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "遊ぶ" [Recreation]. kounan-navi.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018. See third section.
- ^ 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
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