Kannoura Station
Kannoura Station 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". 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. Only DMV stop in front of the station.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.A station building on ground level houses a waiting room and a shop run by the Kannoura Women's Association 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.
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. The changeover facilities for DMV operation were constructed in 2020.
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.Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.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
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・Mitsuzaka Tunnel・Muroto Highschool・Muroto | Muroto Office | Kochi Tobu Kotsu | |
| Kannoura Station | Muroto・Kannoura Line | outbound | Kannoura-Kishikabe | Kochi Tobu Kotsu |
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. |
| 甲浦 | Muroto・Ikumi・Anan - Osaka Line | outbound | Ikumi | Tokushima Bus | ||
| 甲浦 | Muroto・Ikumi・Anan - Osaka Line | outbound | Ikumi・None・Geo Park Center | Muroto | Tokushima Bus |