Takehara Station (竹原駅, Takehara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2] Takehara Station is mentioned in the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.[3]
Takehara Station 竹原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Takehara Station, 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-1 Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 725-0026 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°20′22.18″N 132°54′36.08″E / 34.3394944°N 132.9100222°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.3 km (15.7 miles) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y25[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1932 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 792 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTakehara Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 25.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Mihara and Fukuyama |
| 2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
History
editTadanouchi Station was opened on 10 July 1932. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Takehara City Hall
- Hiroshima Prefectural Takehara High School
- Takehara City Takehara Junior High School
- Takehara City Takehara Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ おすすめ舞台訪問コース. Takehara, Hiroshima. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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