Takase Station (Kagawa) Explained


Takase Station
Native Name:高瀬駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shinmyō, Takasechō, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa-ken 767-0002
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.1842°N 133.7114°W
Operator: JR Shikoku
Line: Yosan Line
Distance:47.0 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2 + 2 sidings
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Accessible:No - footbridge needed to access island platform
Code:Y16
Status:Staffed - JR ticket window (no Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Kamitakase (to 1959)
Passengers:632
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takase Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y16".[1]

Lines

Takase Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 47.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Dosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from to .[2]

The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[2]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (but without a Midori no Madoguchi facility).[3] Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Parking is available outside the station.[4] [5] Two sidings branch off the tracks on either side of the island platform.[6]

History

Takase Station opened on 20 December 1913 as an intermediate stop when the track of the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from to . At that time the station was named and was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was renamed Takase Station on 1 October 1959. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Takase Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 28 December 2017.
  3. Web site: JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧. JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list. 28 November 2017. 25 December 2017. JR Shikoku.
  4. Web site: 高瀬. Takase. 28 December 2017. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 高瀬駅. Takase Station. 28 December 2017. shikoku.org.uk.
  6. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951616. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku. Japanese. 8, 65.