Takanosu Station
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Takanosu Station 鷹ノ巣駅 (鷹巣駅) | |
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 Takanosu Station in October 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Matsubachō, Kitaakita-shi, Akita-ken 018-3321 Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 7 August 1900 |
| Passengers | |
| 2010 | 624 daily |
Takanosu Station (鷹巣駅 or 鷹ノ巣駅, Takanosu-eki) is a railway station in Kitaakita, Akita, Japan.
Lines
Takanosu Station is served by the JR East Ōu Main Line, and is located 379.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also a terminal station for the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line
Station layout
Takanosu Station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks for use by the JR East portion of the station. However, Platform 3 is not in normal use. The adjacent Akita Nairiku Railway portion of the station uses a single bay platform
JR East platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Ōdate and Hirosaki |
| 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | not in normal use |
Akita Nairiku platform
| 1 | ■ Akita Nairiku Line | for Kakunodate |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Futatsui | Rapid | Ōdate | ||
| Maeyama | Local | Nukazawa | ||
| Akita Nairiku Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid | Aikawa | ||
| Terminus | Local | Nishi-Takanosu | ||
History
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Takanosu Station opened on August 7, 1900 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the town of Takanosu, Akita. The JGR Aniai Line began operations from December 10, 1934. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Kitaakita City Hall
- Kitaakita Culture Center
- Kitaakita City Library
See also
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