Tano Station | |
Native Name: | 田野駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Tano-chō, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6410 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line: | Asa Line |
Distance: | 41.5 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | No - steps to platform |
Code: | GN22 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 138 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2011 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Tano Station |
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]
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 41.5 km from the beginning of the line at .[2] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at .[3]
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.[4] [2] [5]
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 .[6]
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to .[7]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 138 passengers daily.[7]