Noichi Station

Noichi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN37".

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Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 5.7 km from the beginning of the line at. All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. Track/platform 1 is used for eastbound trains and track/platform 2 is for the westbound ones. The station building is built into the elevated structure underneath the tracks and houses a waiting area and a shop. The shop is operated by the Koan City Tourism Association which also staffs the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent. Access to the platforms is by a flight of steps or elevators.

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 Noichi Station is a clown named Noichin
Donman. A statue of this mascot is located near the station entrance. The character relates to a chindon'ya competition which is held in Noichi annually.

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,265 passengers daily.