Akaike Station (Gifu)

Akaike Station (赤池駅) 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.

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.