Ananai Station

Ananai Station (穴内駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN29".

Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 23.6 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen. local trains and partly rapid train which runs in the morning stop at the station from 2021.

Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building and the station is unstaffed but both platforms are equipped with shelters comprising both an open and an enclosed compartment. Access to the two platforms is by separate flights of steps. Near the station entrance, another timber-built waiting room has been set up, together with a bike shed and parking lots for cars.

Station mascot
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Ananai Station is a figure with an eggplant for a head named Ananai Nasubi-san (あなない ナスビさん). The design is chosen because eggplant is a specialty product of the area.

History
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 55