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 | |
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Station platform | |
Location | Takata, Chikuzen, Fukuoka Japan |
Coordinates | 33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E |
Operated by | Amagi Railway |
Line(s) | Amagi Line |
Distance | 11.8 km from Kiyama |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
History | |
Opened | 1 November 1960 |
Previous names | Chikuzen 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]
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
- Kirin Brewery Fukuoka Factory
- Ministop store
- Japan National Route 500
References
- 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.
- "高田" [Takata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- 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.
- 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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