Takaku Station

Takaku Station (高久駅, Takaku-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Takaku Station 高久駅
Takaku Station, May 2011
General information
Location	Takaku Nishikubo 720-4, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 325-0001 Japan
Coordinates	36.9964°N 140.0876°E / 36.9964; 140.0876
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	167.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 1, 1964
Passengers
FY2011	38 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kuroiso Terminus Tōhoku Main Line Local Kurodahara towards Morioka
Location Takaku Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Takaku Station Takaku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Takaku Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 167.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Takaku Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shirakawa and Kōriyama
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya

History

Takaku Station opened on September 1, 1964. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Nasukogen Hospital