Kawano Station
Lines. Kawano Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 47.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station. Station layout. The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. Adjacent stations. !|Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) Station history. Kawano Station began as the on July 1, 1928, and was upgraded to a full station on the Kansai Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on March 1, 1949. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was named at the  time, but was renamed to its present name on July 10, 1973. The station has been unattended since February, 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).