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Railway station in Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Takatama Station
高擶駅
Takatama Station platform, October 2005
General information
LocationNagaoka, Tendō-shi, Yamagata-ken
Japan
Coordinates38°19′52″N 140°21′32″E / 38.331014°N 140.359014°E / 38.331014; 140.359014
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance97.0 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 March 1952
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Urushiyamatowards Fukushima Yamagata Line Tendō-Minamitowards Shinjō
Location
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Takatama Station (高擶駅, Takatama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Takatama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 97.0 kilometres (60.3 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Takatama Station opened on 5 March 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 1999.

Surrounding area

The area around the station is a dormitory community which then gives way in the west to rice paddies and fields and to the east to the mountains.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 530. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

Stations of the Ōu Main Line
Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line)
Shinjō to Ōmagari
Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line)
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