Tamano Station

Tamano Station 玉野駅
Tamano Station in April 2009
General information
Location	19 Kawabata Tamano Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 494-0013 Japan
Coordinates	35°15′59″N 136°44′53″E / 35.2663°N 136.7480°E / 35.2663; 136.7480
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line	■ Bisai Line
Distance	18.7 kilometers from Yatomi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	BS08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1924
Passengers
FY2013	979 daily
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Platform

Tamano Station (玉野駅, Tamano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.^[1]

Lines

Tamano Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 18.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.

Station layout

The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The platform is on a slight curve and can accommodate trains of up to four carriages in length. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Bisai Line
Yamazaki		-	Hagiwara

Station history

Tamano Station was opened on October 1, 1924 as a station on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 979 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Bisai High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 玉野 [Tamano] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
2. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389

External links

• Official web page (in Japanese)