Takanosu Station

Takanosu Station (鷹巣駅 or 鷹ノ巣駅, Takanosu-eki) is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. One is operated by JR East and the other is operated by the third sector railway operator Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.

Takanosu Station

鷹ノ巣駅 (鷹巣駅)
Takanosu Station in October 2011
LocationMatsubachō, Kitaakita-shi, Akita-ken 018-3321
Japan
Coordinates40°13′55.39″N 140°22′11.49″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance379.5 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
History
Opened7 August 1900
Passengers
2018581 daily (JR portion)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Futatsui
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Ōdate
toward Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
 Hayaguchi
toward Aomori
Maeyama
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Nukazawa
toward Aomori
Preceding station Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Following station
Ogata
toward Kakunodate
 Akita Nairiku Line
Express Moriyoshi
 Terminus
Nishi-Takanosu
toward Kakunodate
 Akita Nairiku Line
Local
Location
Takanosu Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Takanosu Station
Takanosu Station (Japan)
Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line Takanosu Station

Lines

Takanosu Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 379.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also a terminal station for the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line and is located 94.2 kilometers from the opposing terminal of that line at Kakunodate.

Station layout

Takanosu Station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks for use by the JR East portion of the station. However, Platform 3 is not in normal use. The adjacent Akita Nairiku Railway portion of the station uses a single bay platform

JR East platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Hirosaki
3 ■ Ōu Main Line not in normal use

Akita Nairiku platform
1 ■ Akita Nairiku Line for Kakunodate

History

Takanosu Station opened on August 7, 1900 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the town of Takanosu, Akita. The JGR Aniai Line began operations from December 10, 1934. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 581 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Kitaakita City Hall
  • Kitaakita Culture Center
  • Kitaakita City Library

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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