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.

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.^[1]

Station layout

Akaike Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2002, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 156

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Akaike Station (Aichi), a station in Aichi Prefecture with the same name

References

1. 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.
2. 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)