Takata Station (Fukuoka)

Takata Station (高田駅, Takata-eki) is a railway station on the Amagi Line located in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1][2]

Takata Station

高田駅
Station platform
LocationTakata, Chikuzen, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E
Operated byAmagi Railway
Line(s)Amagi Line
Distance11.8 km from Kiyama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Previous namesChikuzen Takata (until 1 April 1986)
Location
Takata Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 11.8 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.[2][3]

Platforms

1  Amagi Line for Kiyama and Amagi

Adjacent stations

Service
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Tachiarai Local Amagi

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 with the name Chikuzen Takata as an added station on its existing Amagi Line track. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Takata on the same day.[4]

Surrounding area

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References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. "高田" [Takata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4533029809.


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