is a passenger

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located in the city of Kawanishi,

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

Nose Electric Railway The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...

Lines

Takiyama Station is served by the

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, and is located 2.1 kilometers from the

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of the line at . I

Station layout

The station two opposed ground-level

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s. Of all Nose Electric Railway lines, this station in particular has a curved platform, and there is a wide gap between the platform and the train. The platform has an effective length of 6 cars, but currently only 4-car trains stop here. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Takiyama Station opened on April 13, 1913.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2071 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Hyogo Prefectural Route 12 Kawanishi Sasayama Line *Kawanishi Municipal Kawanishi Kita Elementary School

References

External links

Takiyama Station official home page
Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Stations of Nose Electric Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Kawanishi, Hyōgo {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub