Nahari Station

Nahari Station (奈半利駅) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nahari, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN21".

Lines
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 42.7 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen. It is the eastern terminus for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop and turn back at the station.

Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. The station building built into the elevated structure houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a ticket window. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps or an elevator. There is a designated parking area for bicycles under the elevated structure and bike rentals are available from the station. Parking for cars is available at the station forecourt. The station building is also a designated tsunami evacuation area.

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 Nahari Station is a girl in a station master's uniform named Nahariko-chan (なはりこちゃん).

History
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as the eastern terminus of its track from Gomen.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 358 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Nahari Town Office
 * Nahari Town Health Center
 * Nahari Municipal Nahari Elementary School
 * Nahari Town Nahari Junior High School