Kagami Station

Kagami Station
Kagami Station; 香我美駅
	Kagami Station in 2010
Location	Kagamicho Kishimoto, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5331; Japan
Coordinates	33°32′21″N 133°44′15″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	■ Asa Line
Distance	10.7 km from Gomen
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	GN34
History
Opened	1 July 2002
Passengers
FY2011	96 daily
Location
	Kagami Station Location within Japan

Kagami Station (香我美駅, Kagami-eki) is a railway station on the Asa Line in Kōnan, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN34".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 10.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. a bike shed is provided underneath the elevated structure.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Asa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Akaoka	Local	Yasu

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 Kagami Station is an figure with a mandarin orange for a head named Kagami Mikan-chan (かがみみかんちゃん). The design is chosen because Yamakita Mikan (山北みかん) (Yamakita mandarin oranges) are a specialty product of the area.[6][7]

Kagami platform and track. A picture of the mascot can be seen under the station name board.

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.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 96 passengers daily.[8]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
"香我美" [Kagami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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.
"香我美" [Kagami]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
"かがみみかんちゃん" [Kagami Mikan-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
"遊ぶ" [Recreation]. kounan-navi.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018. See third section.
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.

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[stationmap-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "香我美" [Kagami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[kawashima-east-3] 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.

[tosatimetable-4] "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[nacl-5] "香我美" [Kagami]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[6] "かがみみかんちゃん" [Kagami Mikan-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[7] "遊ぶ" [Recreation]. kounan-navi.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018. See third section.

[terada-8] 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.