Akaike Station (Gifu)

Akaike Station (赤池駅, Akaike-eki) is a railway station on the Etsumi-Nan Line in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Akaike Station

赤池駅
Akaike Station in September 2008
LocationYamada, Minami-cho, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4103
Japan
Coordinates35°40′16″N 136°57′38″E
Operated by Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance36.3 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1952
Previous namesGujō-Akaike (until 1986)
Passengers
FY200238 daily
Location
Akaike Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Akaike Station
Akaike Station (Japan)

Lines

Akaike Station is served by the Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 36.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Mino-Ōta.[1]

Station layout

Akaike Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Etsumi-Nan Line
Minami-Kariyasu   Local   Fukado

History

The station opened on July 1, 1952, as Gujō-Akaike Station (郡上赤池駅).[1] Operations were transferred from Japanese National Railways (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed Akaike Station on the same date.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2002, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.
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