is a railway station on the Asa Line in Yasuda, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN24".
Lines The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 37.0 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 a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building but a shelter with both an enclosed and an open compartment has been set up on the platform. A separate waiting room, toilet and bicycle shed have been set in the station forecourt where parking for cars is available. Access to the platform is by means of a short flight of steps or a ramp.
Adjacent stations
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 Tōnohama Station is a figure dressed in the white pilgrim's garments and straw hat used by those on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Named , the character is chosen because the station is located near the Kōnomine-ji, the 27th Buddhist temple on the pilgrim trail and many pilgrims use the station throughout the year.
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 49 passengers daily.
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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