is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

operated by the

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad The (or Kotoden) is a transportation company in Kagawa Prefecture, which is on the island of Shikoku, Japan. With headquarters in Takamatsu, the company operates three passenger railway lines, as well as bus subsidiaries. It was established on t ...

Takamatsu, Kagawa 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

(Kotoden) and is designated station "N09".

Lines

Takata Station is a station on the

Kotoden Nagao Line The is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Kawaramachi Station in Takamatsu with Nagao Station in Sanuki. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is green. Station list ...

and is located 8.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station and 10.0 kilometers from

Takamatsu-Chikkō Station is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "K00" ...

Layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s connected by a level crossing.

Adjacent stations

History

Takata Station opened on April 30, 1912 as a station on the Takamatsu Electric Tramway. On November 1, 1943, it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway.

Surrounding area

*Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki Campus (former Kagawa Medical University) *Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Higashi High School *Takamatsu City Maeda Elementary School

Passenger statistics

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 Railway stations in Takamatsu {{Kagawa-railstation-stub