Takahashi Station

Takahashi Station (高橋駅, Takahashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Asahi neighborhood of the city of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Takahashi Station 高橋駅
Takahashi Station in 2008
General information
Location	Asahicho Oaza Amagu, Takeo-shi, Saga-ken 843-0001 Japan
Coordinates	33°12′28″N 130°02′33″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasebo Line
Distance	11.4 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No – platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 August 1923 (1923-08-21)
Passengers
FY2015	136 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Takeo-Onsen towards Sasebo Sasebo Line Kitagata towards Tosu
Location Takahashi Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture Takahashi Station Takahashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 11.4 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.^[3] Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.^[4]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with a siding branching off one of the tracks. The station building is a timber structure in Dutch style which is presently unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[3][2]

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 21 August 1923 as an additional station on the existing track of what was then the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. The track serving the station was redesignated the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 49,689 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 136 passengers.^[7]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 34
• Japan National Route 498
• Nagasaki Expressway Takeo-Kitagata InterChange
• Takahashi Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "高橋" [Takahashi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 70. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "高橋" [Takahashi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
5. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "佐賀県統計年鑑（平成28年版）" [Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition]. Saga Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 23 March 2018. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

Media related to Takahashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Takahashi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)