Tako Station Explained

Tako Station
Native Name:田子駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:2954, Wabuka, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3523
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:233.7km (145.2miles) from
53.5km (33.2miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Accessible:None
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:[1]
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:5 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tako Station
Services Collapsible:yes

is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Tako Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 233.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 53.5 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

History

Tako Station opened on November 15, 1954. 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 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sone, Satoru. ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.. 週刊朝日百科. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. 2010-01-10. 18–21.
  2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html. ja:和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行). Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Wakayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.