Takatsuno Station
Takatsuno Station 高角駅 | |
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 Takatsuno Station, March 2007 | |
| Location |
2193-4 Takatsuno-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie （三重県四日市市高角町字境田2193-4） Japan |
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
| Line(s) | Yunoyama Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 572 daily |
Takatsuno Station (高角駅 Takatsuno-eki) is a railway station on the Yunoyama Line in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Takatsuno Station is 6.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.[1]
Lines
Layout
Takatsuno Station has two opposed side platforms, one for each direction. This makes it possible for trains running in opposite directions one the single-line Yunoyama Line to pass each other at this station. Platform 1 is connected to the main station building; platform 2 is separated from the rest of the station by a level crossing.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yunoyama Line | for Yokkaichi • Nagoya • Osaka |
| 2 | ■ Yunoyama Line | for Komono • Yunoyama-Onsen |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yunoyama Line | ||||
| Ise-Kawashima | Local | Sakura | ||
Usage
Takatsuno Station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work.
According to a study conducted on November 8, 2005, 1,005 people passed through this station daily. This made it the:
- 247th busiest Kintetsu station (out of 323 total stations at the time).
- 70th busiest Kintetsu station in Mie Prefecture (out of 116 total stations at the time).
- 9th busiest station on the Yunoyama Line (out of 10 total stations).
Surrounding area
- Yokkaichi Central Technical High School
- Mary Knoll Girls' School
- Mitaki River
- National Route 477
History
- June 1, 1913 - Station opens as part of Yokkaichi Railway.
- March 1, 1931 - Station falls under the ownership of Mie Railway following merger.
- February 11, 1944 - Station falls under the ownership of Sanco following merger.
- February 1, 1964 - Station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway after railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company.
- April 1, 1965 - Station falls under the ownership of Kintetsu following merger.[2]
- April 1, 2007 - Support for PiTaPa and ICOCA begins.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takatsuno Station. |
- (in Japanese) Kintetsu: Takatsuno Station
Coordinates: 34°59′01″N 136°33′15″E / 34.9835°N 136.5543°E