Takarabe Station

Takarabe Station (財部駅, Takarabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1][2]

Takarabe Station 財部駅
Takarabe Station in 2013
General information
Location	1822 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102 Japan
Coordinates	31°43′43″N 130°59′30″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	399.4 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 April 1929 (1929-04-28)
Rebuilt	2008
Passengers
FY2015	159
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kitamata towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Isoichi towards Kokura
Location Takarabe Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Takarabe Station Takarabe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 399.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. The station building was rebuilt in 2008 and is a two-storey Japanese-style building with a double tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a community interaction centre but the ticket window is not staffed. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3][4][5]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki

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  A view of the platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen in the distance branching left.

History

Takarabe Station was opened on 28 April 1929 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) as the southern terminus of the then Kokutō East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō. It became a through-station on 1 November 1931 when the track was extended further south to Ōsumi-Ōkawara. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokutō East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[6][7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily

Surrounding area

• Soo City Hall Takarabe Branch
• Soo City Takarabe Elementary School
• Soo City Takarabe Junior High School
• Takarabe Chūō Hospital
• Takarabe Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan