Takehana Station (竹鼻駅, Takehana-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.
Takehana Station in April 2008 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Takehana-cho Kitsuneana, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken 501-6232 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°19′37″N 136°42′22″E / 35.3269°N 136.7062°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Takehana Line | ||||
Distance | 8.6 km from Kasamatsu | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | TH06 | ||||
Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | June 25, 1921 | ||||
Previous names | Sakaemachi (栄町) (until 1951) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 2,046 daily | ||||
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Lines
editTakehana Station is a station on the Takehana Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kasamatsu.
Station layout
editTakehana Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
■ Takehana Line | For Shin-Hashima | |
■ Takehana Line | For Meitetsu Gifu |
Adjacent stations
edit← | Service | → | ||
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Meitetsu Takehana Line | ||||
Fuwa Ishiki | - | Hashima-shiyakusho-mae |
History
editTakehana Station opened on June 25, 1921. On February 18, 1929, it changed its name to Sakaemachi Station (栄町駅). It reverted to its original name on January 1, 1951.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Hakken Shrine
- Takehana Elementary School
- Hashima City Hospital
See also
editExternal links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Takehana Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)
References
edit- ^ Yuichi Terada (2013). 改訂新版 データブック日本の私鉄 (Data Book of Japanese Private Railways, Revised Version (in Japanese). Neko・Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-4777013364.