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{{short description|Railway station in Tano, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Tano Station
| native_name         = 田野駅
| native_name_lang    = ja
| symbol_location     =
| symbol              =
| type                =
| image               = TKR-Tano-Station-Platform-20100526.jpg
| alt                 =
| caption             = Tano Station in 2010
| address             = Tano-chō, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6410
| country             = Japan
| coordinates         = {{Coord|33|25|49.16|N|134|0|29.43|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-39|display=title}}
| owned               =
| operator    = [[Tosa Kuroshio Railway]]
| line        = {{Colorbull|#00bfff}} [[Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line|Asa Line]]
| distance            = 41.5 km from {{STN|Gomen}}
| platforms           = 2 side platforms
| tracks              = 2
| train_operators     =
| connections         =
| structure           = Elevated
| parking             =
| bicycle             = Bike shed
| accessible            = No - steps to platform
| code                = GN22
| status              = Unstaffed
| website             =
| opened              = {{Start date|2002|07|01|df=y}}
| rebuilt             =
| former              =
| closed              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| passengers          = 138 daily
| pass_year           = FY2011
| pass_rank           =
| services            =
| map_type    = Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label       = Tano Station
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Tano Station'''|田野駅|Tano-eki|}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the town of [[Tano, Kōchi|Tano]], [[Aki District, Kōchi|Aki District]], [[Kōchi Prefecture]], Japan. It is operated by the [[public-private partnership|third-sector]] [[Tosa Kuroshio Railway]] with the station number "GN22".<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/pdf_numbering/map.pdf|title=Shikoku Railway Route Map|publisher=JR Shikoku|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>
==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line|Asa Line]] and is located 41.5&nbsp;km from the beginning of the line at {{STN|Gomen}}.<ref name=kawashima-east>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951609|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku|language=Japanese|pages=50, 87}}</ref> All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at {{STN|Aki}}.<ref name=tosatimetable>{{cite web|url=http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/06d37b_331aa45878bd400596e2df83ec6e9b04.pdf|title=時刻表 ごめん・なはり線|trans-title=Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line|publisher=[[Tosa Kuroshio Railway]]|accessdate=20 February 2018}}</ref>
==Layout==
The station consists of two opposed [[side platform]]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.<ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/tosakuroshio/station/0680_tano.htm|title=田野|trans-title=Tano|accessdate=20 February 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref><ref name=kawashima-east/><ref name=nacl>{{cite web|url=http://nacl.sakura.ne.jp/rosen/tosakuroshiotetsudo/118tano.htm|title=田野|trans-title=Tano|accessdate=20 February 2018|website=nacl.sakura.jp}}</ref>
==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Asa Line|col=#00bfff|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|previous={{STN|Yasuda|Kōchi}}|next={{STN|Nahari}}|}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous=Yasuda|next=Nahari|}}
{{S-end}}
==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 {{Nihongo|Tano Ishin-kun|田野 いしん君|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gomen-nahari.com/sp/character/index.php?disp=19|title=田野 いしん君|trans-title=Tano Ishin-kun|accessdate=20 February 2018|website=gomen-nahari.com}}</ref>
==History==
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the [[Tosa Kuroshio Railway]] as an intermediate station on its track from {{STN|Gomen}} to {{STN|Nahari}}.<ref name="terada">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | pages = 173, 303 | isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 138 passengers daily.<ref name="terada"/>
==Surrounding area==
*Tano Town Office
*Tano Elementary School
*Tano Town Tano Junior High School*
*Kochi Prefectural Junior High School
==See also==
*[[List of railway stations in Japan]]
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 2002]]
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