Takebe Station
Takebe Station 建部駅 | |||||||
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 Takebe Station, January 2099 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Takebechō Nakada 518, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3132 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′32.15″N 133°53′57.22″E / 34.8422639°N 133.8992278°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 27.0 km (16.8 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 14 April 1900 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 184 daily | ||||||
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Takebe Station (建部駅, Takebe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Takebe Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 27.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 2, And a waiting room is located on Platform 1. The station is unattended. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2006.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama |
| 2 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Okayama |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Kanagawa | Rapid Kotobuki | Fukuwatari | ||
| Kanagawa | Rapid | Fukuwatari | ||
| Kanagawa | Local | Fukuwatari | ||
History
[edit]Takebe Station opened on April 14, 1900 with donations collected by local citizens' movement to open a new station. The station was used as the setting for the 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film Dr. Akagi by director Shohei Imamura.[3] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily..[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Okayama Municipal Takebe Junior High School
- Okayama Municipal Takebe Nursery School
- Takebe Town Cultural Center
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "ＪＲ津山線（旧中国鉄道）建部駅駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 January 2023. (in Japanese)
- ^ "カンゾー先生". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Takebe Station at Wikimedia Commons
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