Station

Kannoura

甲浦

Train service

No publicly available departure data for this station.

Location

History

Kannoura opened on 26 March 1992 as the southern terminus of the Asa Seaside Railway's Asatō Line, with station number AK30; for many years it was both the line's end and the easternmost rail station in Kōchi Prefecture. With dual-mode-vehicle (DMV) introduction planned for the line, refurbishment began on 10 January 2019: the visitor parking lot and bus stop were moved about 50 m south. On 23 October 2020 the line was extended by 0.1 km and Kannoura Station was abolished — replaced by Kannoura Signal Station; passenger handling continued at the old station facilities until 30 November before being replaced by a substitute bus from 1 December 2020. The DMV service started on 25 December 2021, when the mode-interchange entered operation and a new "Kannoura Station" bus stop in front of the building took over passenger boarding/alighting.

Notes

When the world's first dual-mode-vehicle service began on the Asatō Line in December 2021, Kannoura was converted from a rail station to a signal station: the elevated platform was closed to the public, and DMV passengers now board at a bus stop in front of the building instead.

Sources

Last updated: 2026-05-25