Takata Station (Fukuoka)

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

Takata Station 高田駅
Station platform
General information
Location	Takata, Chikuzen-machi, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-ken 838-0814 Japan
Coordinates	33°24′51.1″N 130°38′1.5″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
Accessible	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Previous names	Chikuzen Takata (until 1 April 1986)
Passengers
FY2018	73
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Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located11.8 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.^[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional 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.^[3][4]

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 Station (筑前高田駅) 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.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Kirin Brewery Fukuoka Factory
• Japan National Route 500

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
3. "高田" [Takata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
4. 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.
5. 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.

External links

Media related to Takata Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)