Takata Station (Fukuoka)
Lines
The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located11.8 km from the start of the line at Kiyama. All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Kiyama and Amagi |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagi Railway Amagi Line | ||||
| Tachiarai | Local | Amagi | ||
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 with the name Chikuzen Takata Station (筑前高田駅) as an added station on its existing Amagi Line track. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Takata on the same day.
Surrounding area
- Kirin Brewery Fukuoka Factory
- Japan National Route 500
See also
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "高田" [Takata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Media related to Takata Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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