Ioki Station 伊尾木駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ioki Station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ioki, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0045 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°29′27″N 133°55′45″E / 33.490843°N 133.929292°E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
| Distance | 30.4 km from Gomen |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | GN26 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 57 daily |
| Location | |
  Ioki Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Ioki Station Ioki Station (Japan) | |
Ioki Station (伊尾木駅, Ioki-eki) 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][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 30.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at Aki.[4]
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.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Line | ||||
| Aki | Rapid | Shimoyama | ||
| Aki | Local | Shimoyama | ||
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 Ioki Torao-kun (いおき トラオ君) and is inspired by the character "Tora-san" (寅さん) 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]
A statue of Torao-kun is located at the station entrance.
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.[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
References
- ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- 1 2 "伊尾木" [Ioki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "伊尾木" [Ioki]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ "いおき トラオ君" [Ioki Torao-kun]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- 1 2 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 Ioki Station at Wikimedia Commons