is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the town of Nahari, Aki District,

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...

, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector

Tosa Kuroshio Railway The is a Public-Private_Partnerships_In_Japan, third-sector railway company in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The name comes from the former Tosa Province and the Kuroshio Current. The company was founded in 1986, and operates three lines: a former J ...

with the station number "GN21".

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 42.7 km from the beginning of the line at . It is the eastern

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for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop and turn back at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving a single elevated track. The station building built into the elevated structure houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a ticket window. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps or an elevator. There is a designated parking area for bicycles under the elevated structure and bike rentals are available from the station. Parking for cars is available at the station forecourt. The station building is also a designated

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evacuation area. file:Nahari-Station-Platform-20100526.jpg, A view of the station platform and tracks.

Adjacent stations

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by

Takashi Yanase Takashi Yanase (February 6, 1919 – October 13, 2013) was a Japanese writer, poet, illustrator and lyricist. He was best known as the creator of the picture book and animated series ''Anpanman''. Yanase was chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Asso ...

, a local cartoonist from

. The mascot for Nahari Station is a girl in a station master's uniform named .

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the

as the eastern terminus of its track from .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 358 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Nahari Town Office *Nahari Town Health Center *Nahari Municipal Nahari Elementary School *Nahari Town Nahari Junior High School

References

External links

Nahari Station (Tosa Kuroshio Railway)
Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2002 {{Kochi-rail-station-stub