Takachaya Station (高茶屋駅, Takachaya-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Takachaya Station

高茶屋駅
Takachaya Station
General information
Location1-6-14 Takachaya, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 514-0819
Japan
Coordinates34°40′2.63″N 136°30′45.00″E / 34.6673972°N 136.5125000°E / 34.6673972; 136.5125000
Operated by JR Tōkai
Line(s) Kisei Main Line
Distance23.4 km from Kameyama
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
OpenedDecember 31, 1893
Passengers
FY2019551 daily
Location
Takachaya Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Takachaya Station
Takachaya Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Takachaya Station is located in Japan
Takachaya Station
Takachaya Station
Takachaya Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Takachaya Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is 23.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of a single side platform and a single island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building, with its high ceiling, dates from the original construction of the line.

Platforms edit

1  Kisei Main Line For Kameyama, Yokkaichi, Kuwana, Nagoya
2,3  Kisei Main Line For Matsusaka, Iseshi, Toba, Shingu

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Rapid "Mie": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station
Akogi   Local   Rokken

History edit

The Sangū Railway started service with its initial line between Tsu Station and Miyagawa Station on December 31, 1893. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on October 12, 1909. The station was transferred to the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since October 1, 2011.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 551 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • Aeon Mall Tsunan
  • Mie Science and Technology Promotion Center
  • Matsusaka Iron Works Co., Ltd.
  • Mie Prefectural Tsu Higher Technical School
  • Tsu Municipal Southern Suburbs Junior High School
  • Tsu Municipal Takachaya Elementary School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Takachaya Station at Wikimedia Commons