Higashi Takasaki Station | |
Native Name: | 東高崎駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Takazakicho Tsumagirishima, Miyakonojō-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-4504 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 31.8408°N 131.0653°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Kitto Line |
Distance: | 13.5 from km |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp to platform |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 17 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Higashi Takasaki Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu .[1]
The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The entrance to the platform is at one end of the platform where a road crosses the track at a level crossing. From the entrance, a ramp leads up to the platform. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2] [3]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 December 1963 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kitto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 17 passengers (boarding only) per day.[5]