Takase Station (Yamagata)

Takase Station (高瀬駅, Takase-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Takase Station 高瀬駅
Takase Station in April 2009
General information
Location	132 Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-2232 Japan
Coordinates	38°18′6″N 140°23′46″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senzan Line
Distance	52.4 km from Sendai
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	July 1, 1950
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tateyama towards Yamagata Senzan Line Rapid B Local Yamadera towards Sendai
Location
Takase Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Takase Station Takase Station (Japan)

Lines

Takase Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 52.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

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

History

Takase Station opened on July 1, 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1999.

Surrounding area

• Murayama-Takase Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Takase Station (Yamagata) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)