Tamboāto Station Explained

Tamboāto Station
Native Name:田んぼアート駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Inakadate, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-1111
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.6332°N 140.5734°W
Operator: Kōnan Railway
Line: Konan Railway Konan Line
Distance:13.4 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Status:Unstaffed
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the Konan Railway Konan Line in Inakadate, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Konan Railway.

Lines

Tamboāto Station is served by the 16.8 km Konan Railway Konan Line between and and is located 13.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is open only between April and November.[1]

History

Originally scheduled to open on 1 August 2013,[2] Tamboāto Station opened on 27 July 2013 at a cost of 31.2 million yen.[3] Construction of the new station was funded entirely by the village of Inakadate.[3]

Three former Konan Railway diesel cars, KiHa 2105, KiHa 2107, and KiHa 2230, were preserved next to the line for a number of years, painted in various bright colours, but these were due to cut up in November 2013 due to their poor condition.[4]

Surrounding area

The station was built to provide access to the nearby rice paddies used for creating rice paddy art each year.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://railf.jp/news/2013/07/30/130000.html. Suga. Yoshitaka. ja:弘南鉄道弘南線に「たんぼアート駅」開業. Tamboāto Station opens on Konan Railway Konan Line. . 53. 631. 159. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . Japanese. November 2013.
  2. Web site: http://www.mutusinpou.co.jp/news/2013/06/26876.html. ja:田んぼアート駅 7月27日開業/弘南鉄道. Konan Railway Tamboāto Station to open on 27 July. 26 June 2013. Mutsushinpo. Mutushinpou Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20130807064749/http://www.mutusinpou.co.jp/news/2013/06/26876.html. 7 August 2013. 1 November 2013.
  3. Web site: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/otona/railwaynews/02/aomori/20130726-OYT8T00344.htm. https://archive.today/20131101023339/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/otona/railwaynews/02/aomori/20130726-OYT8T00344.htm. dead. 1 November 2013. ja:弘南線の新駅 「田んぼアート駅」開業. New Konan Line station "Tamboāto" opens . 26 July 2013. Yomiuri Online. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Japan. Japanese. 1 November 2013.
  4. Web site: http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2013/20131117083150.asp?fsn=eb33f76037153e93cde084f7e7644d6f. ja:旧黒石線の3車両解体へ/田舎館. Inakadate: 3 former Kuroishi train cars to be cut up. 17 November 2013. Web Too Nippo. The To-o Nippo Press Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 26 November 2013.