Wajiki Station
Wajiki Station 和食駅 | |
|---|---|
 Wajiki Station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wajiki, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5700 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°31′05″N 133°48′31″E / 33.517955°N 133.808708°E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
| Distance | 18.2 km from Gomen |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Embankment |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | No - steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | GN31 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 223 daily |
| Location | |
  Wajiki Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Wajiki Station Wajiki Station (Japan) | |
Wajiki Station (和食駅, Wajiki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Geisei, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN31".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 18.2 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but a waiting room has been set up at the base of the embankment together with parking lots and a bike shed. Access to the platforms is by two separate flights of steps.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Line | ||||
| Yasu | Rapid | Kyūjōmae | ||
| Nishibun | Local | Akano | ||
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 Wajiki Station is a kappa named Wajiki Kappa-kun (わじき カッパ君). The design is chosen because local folklore refers to kappa, a river Yōkai (imp or demon), inhabits the nearby Wajiki river.[6]
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 223 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "和食" [Wajiki]. 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. 51, 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.
- ^ "和食" [Wajiki]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "わじき カッパ君" [Wajiki Kappa-kun]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 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 Wajiki Station at Wikimedia Commons