Takehara Station Explained

Takehara Station
Native Name:竹原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-chōme-1 Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 725-0026
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kure Line
Distance:25.3km (15.7miles) from
Platforms:2 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Ground level
Code:JR-Y25[1]
Accessible:Yes
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:792
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takehara Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2] Takehara Station is mentioned in the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.[3]

Lines

Takehara Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 25.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

History

Tadanouchi Station was opened on 10 July 1932. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. 2020-07-28. 広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について. West Japan Railway Company. Japanese. 2021-03-03.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア. Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. Web site: http://www.city.takehara.lg.jp/sangyou/kankou/kankou/tamayura_butai.html . ja:おすすめ舞台訪問コース . . 2014-08-08 . 2019-08-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190830002430/http://www.city.takehara.lg.jp/sangyou/kankou/kankou/tamayura_butai.html .
  4. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station