Takadashi Station
Takadashi Station 高田市駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Takadashi Station in August 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 17-4, Katashio-chō, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0046 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°30′25″N 135°44′34″E / 34.506811°N 135.742672°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | F Minami Osaka Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 34.2 km from Ōsaka Abenobashi | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code |  | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 29 March 1929 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Takadachō (until 1948) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3878 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Takadashi Station (高田市駅, Takadashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
[edit]Takadashi Station is served by the Minami Osaka Line and is 34.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Abenobashi.
Layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms on the ground, connected by a level crossing. The effective length of the platform is six cars. The station is staffed.</ref>[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Minami Osaka Line | for Kashiharajingū-mae and Yoshino |
| 2 | ■ Minami Osaka Line | for Furuichi and Ōsaka Abenobashi |
History
[edit]Takedashi Station opened as Takadamachi Station (高田町駅) on 29 March 1929 when Osaka Railway extended its line from Furuichi to Kumedera (now Kashiharajingu-mae). On 1 February 1943, the line merged with the Kansai Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Tennoji Line.[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu. On 1 January 1948 with the town of Takada becoming the city of Yamato-Takada, the station was renamed to its present name.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3878 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Isozonoza Takumushidama Shrine
- Yamatotakada Municipal Hospital
- Yamatotakada Sazanka Hall (Yamatotakada Cultural Center)
- Nara Prefectural Takada High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "高田市駅" [Takadashi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
[edit]
Media related to Takadashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Takadashi Station (Kintetsu Corporation) (Japanese)
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