is a passenger

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in located in the town of Ōdai, Taki District,

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR Tōkai).

Lines

Takihara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 73.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Takihara Station opened on 18 August 1926 as a station on the

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(JGR) Kisei-East Line. The line was extended on to

Ise-Kashiwazaki Station is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taiki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Ise-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located ...

on 3 July 1927. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the

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of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Taiki Town Hall *Takiharanomiya-Ise Jingu Bekkyu. *Kumano Kodo Iseji

References

External links

JR Central timetable
{{Kisei Main Line (JR Central) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Ōdai