Azōno Station

Azōno Station
Azōno Station; 薊野駅
	Platforms seen from an overpass of the station in 2010
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
Disabled access	No - platforms are linked by a footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	D44
History
Opened	15 April 1952
Location
	Azōno Station Location within Japan

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

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]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
"薊野" [Azōno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4533029809.
"Azōno Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
"時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
"薊野駅" [Azōno Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.

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[dosanstation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[hacchi-2] "薊野" [Azōno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4533029809.

[timetable-4] "Azōno Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[tosatimetable-5] "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[sw-6] "薊野駅" [Azōno Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[kawashima-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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.