Tano Station (Kōchi)

Tano Station

田野駅
Tano Station in 2010
General information
LocationTano-chō, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6410
Japan
Coordinates33°25′49.16″N 134°0′29.43″E / 33.4303222°N 134.0081750°E / 33.4303222; 134.0081750
Operated byTosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)■ Asa Line
Distance41.5 km from Gomen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN22
History
Opened1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY2011138 daily
Location
Tano Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Tano Station
Tano Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Tano Station is located in Japan
Tano Station
Tano Station
Tano Station (Japan)

Tano Station (田野駅, Tano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tano, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN22".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 41.5 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at Aki.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building but both platforms have shelters for waiting passengers. Access to the each platform is by separate flights of steps. Another shelter and a bike shed have been built near the base of the steps.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Asa Line
Yasuda Rapid Nahari
Yasuda Local Nahari

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 Tano Station is a samurai warrior named Tano Ishin-kun (田野 いしん君).[6]

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.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 138 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

  • Tano Town Office
  • Tano Elementary School
  • Tano Town Tano Junior High School*
  • Kochi Prefectural Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "田野" [Tano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 50, 87. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ^ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ "田野" [Tano]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "田野 いしん君" [Tano Ishin-kun]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b 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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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