Takebe Station Explained

Takebe Station
Native Name:建部駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Takebechō Nakada 518, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3132
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.8423°N 133.8992°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:27km (17miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:184 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takebe Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Takebe Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 27.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 2, And a waiting room is located on Platform 1. The station is unattended. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2006.[2]

Platforms

History

Takebe Station opened on April 14, 1900 with donations collected by local citizens' movement to open a new station. The station was used as the setting for the 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film Dr. Akagi by director Shohei Imamura.[3] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily..[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア. Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Web site: JR津山線(旧中国鉄道)建部駅駅舎. Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Japanese. 24 January 2023.
  3. Web site: カンゾー先生 . Kinema Junpo. January 2, 2020.
  4. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station