Taki Station (Mie)

Taki Station (多気駅, Taki-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Taki Station 多気駅
Taki Station
General information
Location	76-1 Taki, Taki-cho, Taki-gun Mie-ken 519-2154 Japan
Coordinates	34.516047°N 136.573234°E / 34.516047; 136.573234
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line ■ Sangū Line
Distance	49.6  km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 31, 1893; 130 years ago (1893-12-31)
Previous names	Ōka (to 1923); Ōkaguchi (to 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	560 daily
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Lines

Taki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line and is 42.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kameyama Station. It is also the western terminus for the 29.1 kilometer Sangū Line to Toba Station. Irregular freight services are still operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi, Kuwana, Nagoya
3, 4	■ Kisei Main Line	For Owase, Shingū, Kii-Katsuura
3, 4	■ Sangū Line	For Iseshi, Futaminoura, Toba

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kisei Main Line
Tokuwa		Local		Ōka or Terminus
Matsusaka		Rapid Mie		Sangū Line
Matsusaka		Limited Express Nanki		Misedani
Sangū Line
Kisei Main Line or Terminus		Local		Tokida
Kisei Line		Rapid Mie (usually)		Iseshi
Kisei Line		Rapid Mie 4 for Nagoya		Tamaru
Kisei Line		Rapid Mie 2 for Nagoya Rapid Mie 19, 21, 23, 25 for Iseshi		Tokida

History

Taki Station opened on December 31, 1893, as Ōka Station (相可駅, Ōka eki) on the private Sangū Railway. The Sangū Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. On October 20, 1923, the Kisei East Line connected to the station, which was renamed Ōkaguchi Station (相可口駅, Ōkaguchi eki). The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the station was renamed to its present name on July 15, 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 560 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kushida River
• Japan National Route 42
• Old Ise Grand Shrine pilgrimage road

References

1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

• JR Central timetable (in Japanese)
• JR Central: Taki Station (in Japanese)