Takaya Station

Location
	Takaya Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Takaya Station Takaya Station (Japan)

Takaya Station

高屋駅
Takaya Station; 高屋駅
	Takaya Station in June 2016
General information
Location	Takaya, Furukuchi, Tozawa-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6401; Japan
Coordinates	38°45′09″N 140°04′16″E / 38.752517°N 140.071028°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	24.8 km from Shinjō
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=945
History
Opened	15 February 1952
Services
Location
Location
	Takaya Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Takaya Station Takaya Station (Japan)

Takaya Station (高屋駅, Takaya-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Takaya Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 24.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout

Takaya Station has one side platform, serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

Takaya Station opened on February 15, 1952.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Surrounding area

Shiraito Falls
Mogami River
Kusanagi Hot Springs

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 572. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Takaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 572. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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