Akaike_Station_(Gifu)
Akaike Station (Gifu)
Railway station in Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Akaike Station (赤池駅, Akaike-eki) is a railway station on the Etsumi-Nan Line in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.
Akaike Station 赤池駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Yamada, Minami-cho, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4103 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°40′16″N 136°57′38″E | ||||
Operated by | Nagaragawa Railway | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
Distance | 36.3 km from Mino-Ōta | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | July 1, 1952 | ||||
Previous names | Gujō-Akaike (until 1986) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2002 | 38 daily | ||||
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Akaike Station is served by the Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 36.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Mino-Ōta.[1]
Akaike Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
The station opened on July 1, 1952, as Gujō-Akaike Station (郡上赤池駅).[1] Operations were transferred from Japanese National Railways (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed Akaike Station on the same date.[1][2]
In fiscal 2002, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily.[1]
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Akaike Station (Aichi), a station in Aichi Prefecture with the same name
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- Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.