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Takatsuki Station (高月駅, Takatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Takatsuki Station 高月駅
JR-West regional rail station
Takatsuki Station west exit, July 2007
General information
Location	Takatsukicho Ochikawa 33-26, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0232 Japan
Coordinates	35.4704°N 136.2376°E / 35.4704; 136.2376
Operated by	JR West JR Freight
Line(s)	Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	18.2 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	JR-A06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 10, 1882
Passengers
FY2019	726 daily
Location
Takatsuki Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Takatsuki Station Takatsuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Takatsuki Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 18.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platform

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Maibara and Kyoto

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Kawake		Local		Kinomoto

History

The station opened on March 10, 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• former Takatsuki Town Hall
• Nagahama City Takatsuki Library
• Nagahama City Takatsuki Junior High School
• Nagahama City Takatsuki Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Takatsuki Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

• 0541406 JR West official home page

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