Takadano-tekkyō Station

Location
	Takadano-tekkyō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Takadano-tekkyō Station Takadano-tekkyō Station (Japan)

Takadano-tekkyō Station

高田の鉄橋駅
Takadano-tekkyō Station; 高田の鉄橋駅
	The station platform in October 2014
General information
Location	Mineushiro, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibarak-ken 311-1234; Japan
Coordinates	36°21′09″N 140°34′48″E / 36.35250°N 140.58000°E
Operated by	Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s)	■ Minato Line
Distance	7.1 km from Katsuta
Platforms	1 (1 side platform)
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 2014
Passengers
FY2018	64 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Takadano-tekkyō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Takadano-tekkyō Station Takadano-tekkyō Station (Japan)

Takadano-tekkyō Station (高田の鉄橋駅, Takadanotekkyō-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. It opened on 1 October 2014, the first new station to open on the line in 52 years.^[1]

Lines

Takadano-tekkyō Station is served by the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and is located between Nakane and Nakaminato stations, 7.1 km from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform, and is unstaffed.^[2]

History

The name of the new station was formally unveiled on 15 December 2013.^[3] It opened on 1 October 2014.^[1]

Surrounding area

The station takes its name from a steel bridge (tekkyō in Japanese) across the Nakamaru River, and translates as the "Railway Bridge in Takada".^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b 湊線新駅「高田の鉄橋」駅開業 [New Takadano-tekkyō Station opens on Hitachinaka Seaside Railway]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ひたちなか海浜鉄道新駅の名称決まる [Name fixed for new Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ 湊線100年式典　新駅名も発表 [Minato Line 100th Anniversary - New station name also announced]. Ibaraki Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Ibaraki Shimbun Co., Ltd. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.