Takaya Station (高屋駅, Takaya-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Takaya Station 高屋駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Takaya Station in June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Takaya, Furukuchi, Tozawa-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6401 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°45′09″N 140°04′16″E / 38.752517°N 140.071028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Rikuu West Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 24.8 km from Shinjō | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 February 1952 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Takaya Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 24.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.
Station layout edit
Takaya Station has one side platform, serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.
History edit
Takaya Station opened on February 15, 1952.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Shiraito Falls
- Mogami River
- Kusanagi Hot Springs
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 572. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links edit
Media related to Takaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)