Takatama Station
Takatama Station (高擶駅, Takatama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Takatama Station 高擶駅 | |||||||||||
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Takatama Station platform, October 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nagaoka, Tendō-shi, Yamagata-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°19′52″N 140°21′32″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 97.0 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 March 1952 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Takatama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 97.0 kilometres (60.3 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
Takatama Station opened on 5 March 1952.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in 1999.
Surrounding area
The area around the station is a dormitory community which then gives way in the west to rice paddies and fields and to the east to the mountains.
See also
References
External links
- Media related to Takatama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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