Takata Station (Fukuoka)

Takata Station

高田駅
Takata Station; 高田駅
	Station platform
Location	Takata, Chikuzen, Fukuoka; Japan
Coordinates	33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E / 33.24511°N 130.380105°ECoordinates: 33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E / 33.24511°N 130.380105°E
Operated by	Amagi Railway
Line(s)	Amagi Line
Distance	11.8 km from Kiyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 November 1960
Previous names	Chikuzen Takata (until 1 April 1986)
Location
	Takata Station Location within Japan

Takata Station (高田駅, Takata-eki) is a railway station on the Amagi Line located in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.^[1]^[2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 11.8 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.^[1]

Layout[]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.^[2]^[3]

Platforms[]

1	■ Amagi Line	for Kiyama and Amagi

Adjacent stations[]

←		Service		→
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Tachiarai		Local	Amagi

History[]

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 with the name Chikuzen Takata as an added station on its existing Amagi Line track. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Takata on the same day.^[4]

Surrounding area[]

Kirin Brewery Fukuoka Factory
Ministop store
Japan National Route 500

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "高田" [Takata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4533029809.

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[terada-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[hacchi-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "高田" [Takata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[kawashima-3] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.

[teishajo-4] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4533029809.

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Takata Station 高田駅
Station platform
Location	Takata, Chikuzen, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E / 33.24511°N 130.380105°E / 33.24511; 130.380105Coordinates: 33°14′42″N 130°22′48″E / 33.24511°N 130.380105°E / 33.24511; 130.380105
Operated by	Amagi Railway
Line(s)	Amagi Line
Distance	11.8 km from Kiyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)
Previous names	Chikuzen Takata (until 1 April 1986)
Location
Takata Station Location within Japan