Tateda Station


Tateda Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN38".
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Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 2.9 km from the beginning of the line at. Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but the platform has a shelter for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. A toilet building has been step up under the elevated structure.

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 Tateda Station is a girl in a blue flight attendant's uniform named Tateda Sorakochan. A statue of this mascot is located near the steps leading to the platform. The toilet building nearby also shares the aviation theme by having decorative propellers protruding from the roof. This choice of theming is based on the fact that Tateda is near Kōchi Airport.

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily.

Surrounding area