| Akaike Station 赤池駅 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akaike Station in September 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yamada, Minami-cho, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4103 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′16″N 136°57′38″E / 35.67111°N 136.96056°E / 35.67111; 136.96056 | ||||
| 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 (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.
Lines
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.
Station layout
Akaike Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsumi-Nan Line | ||||
| Minami-Kariyasu | Local | Fukado | ||
History
The station opened on July 1, 1952, as Gujō-Akaike Station (郡上赤池駅). 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2002, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ 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. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- 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.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)