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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". 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. 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 (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.














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.













Adjacent stations






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 (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

This route is a bustitution of Asa Line.




= Expressway buses

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Kannoura bus stop

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




See also


List of railway stations in Japan




References






External links


Asa Kaigan Railway Official website (in Japanese)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kannoura Station
• Asatō Line
• Tōyō, Kōchi
• List of railway stations in Japan: K-L
• 2021 in Japan
• Hotsumisaki-ji
• Awa-Kainan Station
• Cape Muroto
• Kaifu Station
• Shishikui Station