Takata Station

高田駅
Station platform
General information
LocationTakata, Chikuzen, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E / 33.24511°N 130.380105°E / 33.24511; 130.380105
Operated byAmagi Railway
Line(s)Amagi Line
Distance11.8 km from Kiyama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - 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 is located in Japan
Takata Station
Takata Station
Location within Japan

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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.


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