is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the town of Tano, Aki District,

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...

, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector

Tosa Kuroshio Railway The is a Public-Private_Partnerships_In_Japan, third-sector railway company in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The name comes from the former Tosa Province and the Kuroshio Current. The company was founded in 1986, and operates three lines: a former J ...

with the station number "GN22".

Lines

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

Layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s 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.

Adjacent stations

Station mascot

Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by

Takashi Yanase Takashi Yanase (February 6, 1919 – October 13, 2013) was a Japanese writer, poet, illustrator and lyricist. He was best known as the creator of the picture book and animated series ''Anpanman''. Yanase was chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Asso ...

, a local cartoonist from

. The mascot for Tano Station is a samurai warrior named .

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the

as an intermediate station on its track from to .

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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

References

External links

Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2002 {{Kochi-rail-station-stub