Satsuma Taki Station (薩摩高城駅, Satsuma Taki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[3][4]

Satsuma Taki Station

  • 薩摩高城駅
  • さつまたき
Station platforms in 2013
Station platforms in 2013
General information
LocationYudacho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-1802
Japan
Coordinates31°53′33″N 130°13′14″E / 31.89254°N 130.22056°E / 31.89254; 130.22056[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s) Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR25
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened1 May 1952 (1952-05-01)
Original companyJapanese National Railways
Passengers
FY20195
Location
Satsuma Taki Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma Taki Station
Satsuma Taki Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma Taki Station is located in Japan
Satsuma Taki Station
Satsuma Taki Station
Satsuma Taki Station (Japan)
Map

Station layout

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The station consists of two side platforms at street level connected by a footbridge. There is no station building and the station is unattended. Because this station is located on a large curve, a large inclination (cant) was installed on the main line (platform 2) side of the track so that express trains could pass at high speed. Trains that stop at platform 2 tilt significantly when they stop at the station and therefore most trains in either direction use Platform 1.

Platforms

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1   Hisatsu Orange Railway for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro
2  Hisatsu Orange Railway for Sendai

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Nishikata Kusamichi
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

History

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Satsuma Taki Station was opened on 1 May 1952. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

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The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 23 people. [5]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Satsumataki-eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "薩摩高城駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "薩摩高城駅" [Satsuma Taki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
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