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Tateno Station (Kumamoto)

Tateno Station (立野駅, Tateno-eki) is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto, Japan. It is jointly operated by JR Kyushu and the Minami Aso Railway and is a transfer station between the JR Kyushu Hōhi Main Line and the Minami Aso Takamori Line.[1][2] The station has a three-stage switchback that trains need to execute in order to proceed to Akamizu, the next station on the Hōhi Main Line.
Location:  Tateno, Minamiaso Village, Aso District,Kumamoto PrefectureJapan
Operated by:   JR Kyushu Minami Aso Railway   
Opened:  11 November 1916; 107 years ago (1916-11-11)  

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