Takasago Station (Hyōgo)

Takasago Station

高砂駅
Takasago Station, May 2007
General information
LocationHamadamachi, Takasago-chō, Takasago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 676-0022
Japan
Coordinates34°45′07″N 134°48′12″E / 34.7518387°N 134.8032546°E / 34.7518387; 134.8032546
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)■ Main Line
Distance37.3 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY31
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous namesTakasagomachi (to 1924), Dentetsu Takasago (to 1991)
Passengers
FY20191844 (boarding only)
Location
Takasago Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Takasago Station
Takasago Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Takasago Station is located in Japan
Takasago Station
Takasago Station
Takasago Station (Japan)

Takasago Station (高砂駅, Takasago-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Takasago Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 37.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage.[1]

Platforms

1, 2 ■  Main Line for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
3, 4 ■  Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Higashi-Futami   Limited Express   Arai
(in the morning and the evening)
Ōshio (others)
Onoenomatsu   S Limited Express   Arai
Onoenomatsu   Local   Arai

History

Takasago Station opened on August 19, 1923, as Takasagomachi Station (高砂町駅).[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Sone Station (電鉄高砂駅) in February 1924 and to its present name on April 7, 1991.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Umegaedayu
  • Takasago Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Mitsubishi Paper Mills Takasago Factory

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 122. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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