Takadano-tekkyō Station
Takadano-tekkyō Station 高田の鉄橋駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() 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 | ![]() | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of a single side platform, and is unstaffed.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Takadanotekkyoeki-ekihyou.jpg/220px-Takadanotekkyoeki-ekihyou.jpg)
History
[edit]The name of the new station was formally unveiled on 15 December 2013.[3] It opened on 1 October 2014.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit] Media related to Takadanotekkyo Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)