Takada Station (Niigata) Explained

Takada Station
Native Name:高田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4 Nakamachi, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 943-0831
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.115°N 138.2422°W
Operator: Echigo Tokimeki Railway
Line: Myoko Haneuma Line
Distance:31.0 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3
Status:Staffed
Opened:15 August 1886
Passengers:2,342 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Myoko Haneuma Line#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Lines

Takada Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to, and is located 31.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 68.3 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Takada Station opened on 15 August 1886. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Takada Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,342 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Osano. Kagetoshi . ja: 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 . Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen . Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 44. 371 . 28–33 . Kōtsū Shimbun . Japan . ja . March 2015.
  2. Web site: https://www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/company/conditions/. ja:平成29年度の乗車状況(平成29年4月1日~平成30年3月31日)[各駅の1日平均乗車人員. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). 2017. Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 October 2018.