Takatama_Station

Takatama Station

Takatama Station

Railway station in Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Takatama Station (高擶駅, Takatama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Takatama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 97.0 kilometres (60.3 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Takatama Station opened on 5 March 1952.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in 1999.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is a dormitory community which then gives way in the west to rice paddies and fields and to the east to the mountains.

See also

References

  1. [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. 530. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. [2]
    日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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