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 | |||||
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 Takehana Station in April 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Takehana-cho Kitsuneana, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken 501-6232 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′37″N 136°42′22″E / 35.3269°N 136.7062°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Takehana Line | ||||
| Distance | 8.6 km from Kasamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TH06 | ||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 25, 1921 | ||||
| Previous names | Sakaemachi (栄町) (until 1951) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 2,046 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Takehana Line | ||||
| Fuwa Ishiki | - | Hashima-shiyakusho-mae | ||
History edit
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 edit
- Hakken Shrine
- Takehana Elementary School
- Hashima City Hospital
See also edit
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takehana Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)
References edit
- ^ 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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