Takehana Station

Takehana Station (竹鼻駅, Takehana-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.


Takehana Station

竹鼻駅
Takehana Station in April 2008
General information
LocationTakehana-cho Kitsuneana, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken 501-6232
Japan
Coordinates35.3269°N 136.7062°E / 35.3269; 136.7062
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)■ Meitetsu Takehana Line
Distance8.6 km from Kasamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTH06
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedJune 25, 1921
Previous namesSakaemachi (栄町) (until 1951)
Passengers
FY20162,046 daily
Location
Takehana Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Takehana Station
Takehana Station (Japan)

Lines

Takehana Station is a station on the Takehana Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kasamatsu.

Station layout

Takehana Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

  ■ Takehana Line For Shin-Hashima
  ■ Takehana Line For Meitetsu Gifu

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Meitetsu Takehana Line
Fuwa Ishiki - Hashima-shiyakusho-mae

History

Takehana Station opened on June 25, 1921. On February 18, 1929, it changed its name to Sakaemachi Station (栄町駅). It reverted to its original name on January 1, 1951.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Hakken Shrine
  • Takehana Elementary School
  • Hashima City Hospital

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takehana Station.

References
  1. Yuichi Terada (2013). 改訂新版 データブック日本の私鉄 (Data Book of Japanese Private Railways, Revised Version (in Japanese). Neko・Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-4777013364.


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