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Ioki Station
Railway station in Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ioki Station (伊尾木駅, Ioki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN26".[1][2]
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Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 30.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at Aki.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shelter comprising both an enclosed and an open compartment has been set up on the platform. A separate waiting room and bicycle shed, both built of timber, have been set up next to the ramp which leads to the platform from the station forecourt.[2][3][5]
Adjacent stations
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 Ioki Station is a figure dressed in a business suit and hat with a box for a head and holding a briefcase. His name is Ioki Torao-kun (いおき トラオ君) and is inspired by the character "Tora-san" (寅さん) from the popular film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. One title from the series about the traveling salesman Tora-san was to have been shot in Ioki for release in 1996 but was cancelled because of the death of the actor Kiyoshi Atsumi.[6]
A statue of Torao-kun is located at the station entrance.
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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.[7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
The station is located in a residential area.
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