Azōno Station

Azōno Station (薊野駅, Azōno-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kōchi city, the capital of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D44".^[1][2]

Azōno Station 薊野駅
Platforms seen from an overpass of the station in 2010
General information
Location	34 Azōno Nakamachi, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-0013 Japan
Coordinates	33°34′43″N 133°33′36″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line ■ Asa Line
Distance	124.4 km from Tadotsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No - platforms are linked by a footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	D44
History
Opened	15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019	368
Location Azōno Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi Prefecture Azōno Station Azōno Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 124.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3][4]

Although Gomen is the official western terminus of the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (also known as the Gomen-Nahari Line), all its rapid and some local trains continue towards Kōchi on the Dosan Line tracks with Azōno as one of their intermediate stops.^[5]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. A ramp leads up to the station from street level and a footbridge connects the platforms. Weather shelters are provided on both platforms.^[2][6][7]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Shikoku
Dosan Line
Tosa-Ikku		Local		Kōchi
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Asa Line
Tosa-Ikku		Local		Kōchi

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 15 April 1952 as a new stop on the existing Dosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[3][8]

Surrounding area

• Mount Itagaki (Taisuke Itagaki Ancestral Cemetery)
• Kakegawa Shrine

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "薊野" [Azōno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "Azōno Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
5. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
6. "薊野駅" [Azōno Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
7. 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2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 39, 75. ISBN 9784062951616.
8. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• [https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/jikoku/pdf/azono.pdf JR Shikoku timetable