Takatsuki Station (Shiga)

Takatsuki Station 高月駅
JR-West regional rail station
Takatsuki Station west exit, July 2007
General information
Location	Takatsukicho Ochikawa 33-26, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0232 Japan
Coordinates	35.4704°N 136.2376°E / 35.4704; 136.2376
Operated by	JR West JR Freight
Line(s)	Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	18.2 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	JR-A06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 10, 1882
Passengers
FY2019	726 daily
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Takatsuki Station (高月駅, Takatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Takatsuki Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 18.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platform

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Maibara and Kyoto

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Kawake		Local		Kinomoto

History

The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Takatsuki being assigned station number JR-A06.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• former Takatsuki Town Hall
• Nagahama City Takatsuki Library
• Nagahama City Takatsuki Junior High School
• Nagahama City Takatsuki Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Takatsuki Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

• 0541406 JR West official home page