Takata Station | |
Native Name: | 高田駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Takata, Chikuzen-machi, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-ken 838-0814 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.4142°N 130.6338°W |
Operator: | 25px Amagi Railway |
Line: | Amagi Line |
Distance: | 11.8 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Former: | Chikuzen Takata (until 1 April 1986) |
Passengers: | 73 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Takata Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1]
The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located11.8 km from the start of the line at .[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.[3] [4]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1960 with the name as an added station on its existing Amagi Line track. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Takata on the same day.