Takikawa Station

Takikawa Station (滝川駅, Takikawa-eki) is a railway station in Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Takikawa Station

滝川駅
Takikawa Station in July 2004
LocationTakikawa, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance369.8 km from Hakodate
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeA21
Websitewww.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/barrier/069/takikawa.html
History
Opened16 July 1898 (1898-07-16)
Passengers
FY20141,669 daily
Location
Takikawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Takikawa Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and Nemuro Main Line. The station is numbered "A21".[1]

Station layout

Overview of the station in September 2008

The station consists of three ground level platforms serving five tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.[2]

Platforms

1  Nemuro Main Line for Furano, Shintoku, and Obihiro
4  Hakodate Main Line for Iwamizawa and Sapporo (Local services)
5  Hakodate Main Line for Iwamizawa and Sapporo (Limited express services)
6  Hakodate Main Line for Asahikawa, Abashiri, and Wakkanai (Limited express services)
7  Hakodate Main Line for Fukagawa and Asahikawa (Local services)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Iwamizawa   Limited Express Sōya   Fukagawa
Sunagawa or Bibai   Limited Express Okhotsk   Fukagawa
Sunagawa   Limited Express Lilac   Fukagawa
Sunagawa   Limited Express Kamui   Fukagawa
Sunagawa   Local   Ebeotsu
Nemuro Main Line
Terminus   Local   Higashi-Takikawa

History

The station opened on 16 July 1898.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Surrounding area

References

  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. 滝川駅バリアフリー情報 [Takikawa Station accessibility information] (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

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