Kannoura Station

Kannoura Station 甲浦駅
Kannoura Station in 2016
General information
Location	Kawauchi, Toyo-cho, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-7412 Japan
Coordinates	33°32′50″N 134°17′18″E
Operated by	■ Asa Kaigan Railway
Line(s)	■ Asatō Line
Distance	10.0 km from Awa-Kainan
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku station
Station code	AK30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 March 1992 (1992-03-26)
Location Kannoura Station Location within Japan

Kannoura Station (甲浦駅, Kannoura-eki) is a railway station on the Asatō Line in Tōyō, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector Asa Kaigan Railway and bears the station number "TK30".^[1][2] DMV commenced operation from 2021, so this station has become a signal station at which passengers don't get on and off. The DMV stops at the bus terminal near this station.

Lines

The station is the southern terminus of the Asatō Line and is located 8.5 km from the beginning of the line at Awa-Kainan.^[3] Only DMV stop in front of the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consisted of a side platform serving an elevated track. With the DMV service, the platform is not open to the public anymore, but it is possible to observe the mode change of the DMV at the platform entrance.

DMV changing to Railway Mode at Kannoura Station

A station building on ground level houses a waiting room and a shop run by the Kannoura Women's Association (甲浦婦人会, Kannoura-fujinkai) which sells tickets as a kan'itaku agent. Bicycle and car parking facilities are available and bike rentals are offered. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps next to the station building.^[2][5][6]

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  A view of the elevated track with the station to the left (before the construction of roads exclusively for dual-mode vehicles).
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  A view of the station platform. The track ends just behind the train (before the construction of roads exclusively for dual-mode vehicles).
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  The end of the Asatō Line track (before the construction of roads exclusively for dual-mode vehicles).

Asa Seaside Railway will be operating on the Asato Line by dual-mode vehicles for the first time in the world. The DMV runs to and from this station as trains or to and from this station as buses.^[7] The changeover facilities for DMV operation were constructed in 2020.

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  Changeover facilities of DMV from/to train mode to/from bus mode (after the construction of roads exclusively for dual-mode vehicles).
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  The end of the Asatō Line track and the reserved road for DMV extends from the end of the railway line to the bus terminal (after the construction of roads exclusively for dual-mode vehicles).

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Asatō Line
Shishikui		Local		For Cape Muroto Michi no Eki Shishikui Onsen

History

The station was opened on 26 March 1992 by the third sector Asa Kaigan Railway as the southern terminus of the three station Asatō Line.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.^[3]

Bus terminal

DMV

• Asa Seaside Railway
  • For Awa-Kainan Bunkamura via Asato Line
  • For Umi no Eki Toyo・Michi no Eki Shishikui Onsen
  • For Cape Muroto (Only on holidays)

Route buses

• Tokushima Bus Nambu
  • For Kannoura guchi・Shishikui Station・Kaifu Station・Awa-Kainan Station・Asakawa Station・Sabase Station・Mugi Station
• Kochi Tobu Kotsu

Track	Name	NO	via	Destination	Operator	Note
Kannoura Station	Muroto・Kannoura Line	Inbound	Muroto World Geo Park Center[8]・Mitsuzaka Tunnel・Muroto Highschool・Muroto	Muroto Office	Kochi Tobu Kotsu
		outbound		Kannoura-Kishikabe

This route is a bustitution of Asa Line.

Expressway buses

Kannoura bus stop

This bus stop is located near Kannoura Junior highschool and Kannoura guchi bus stop.

Track	Name	NO	via	Destination	Operator	Note
甲浦	Muroto・Ikumi・Anan - Osaka Line	inbound	Shishikui・Kaifu・Asakawa・Mugi・Yuki・Tachibana Office・Anan Station・Maigo bus stop	Namba Station	Tokushima Bus	Passengers are able to get on and off bus stops in between Anan Station and Kannoura Station.
		outbound		Ikumi
			Ikumi・None・Geo Park Center	Muroto

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "甲浦" [Kannoura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. 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. 172, 302. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
4. "列車時刻表" [Train Schedule]. Asa Kaigan Railway. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
5. "甲浦" [Kannoura]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
6. 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. 43, 75. ISBN 9784062951609.
7. About being bound for Cape Muroto which will be operated as DMV from 2020
8. Passengers are able to transfer onto Kochi Tobu Kotsu bound for Aki Station and Nahari Station via Cape Muroto at this bus stop

External links

• Asa Kaigan Railway Official website (in Japanese)