Takaono Station

Takaono Station (高尾野駅, Takaono-eki) is a train station in Izumi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former costal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Takaono Station 高尾野駅 たかおの
Crossing and station entrance in 2009
Location	Izumi Kumamoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32.06249°N 130.30183°E / 32.06249; 130.30183[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	72.1 km from Yatsushiro 3.8 km from Nishi-Izumi[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	15 October 1923 (1923-10-15)
Original company	Japanese Government Railways

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Nishi-Izumi		–	Nodagou
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

• 
  Station sign
• 
  View of station platforms

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Taono-eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
2. "高尾野駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "高尾野駅　各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
4. "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
5. "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

• Media related to Takaono Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide