Takaono Station

Railway station in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

32°03′45″N 130°18′07″E / 32.06249°N 130.30183°E / 32.06249; 130.30183^[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)■ Hisatsu Orange Railway LineDistance

72.1 km from Yatsushiro
3.8 km from Nishi-Izumi^[2]

Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStation codeOR18WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpened15 October 1923 (1923-10-15)Original companyJapanese Government RailwaysPassengersFY2019138

Location
Takaono Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Takaono Station Takaono Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Takaono Station (高尾野駅, Takaono-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.^[3]^[4]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.^[5] It is located 72.1 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms at street level. It has a reinforced concrete station building with a small waiting room.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway	for Akune and Sendai
2	■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway	for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro

Station sign
View of station platforms

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Nishi-Izumi	–	Nodagou
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

History

Takaono Station was opened on October 15th, 1923 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on October 17th, 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1st, 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On March 13th, 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 138 people. ^[6]

Surrounding area

Izumi City Takaono Junior High School
Izumi City Takaono Elementary School
Izumi City Takaono Branch Office (formerly Takaono Town Hall)

References

^ "Taono-eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
^ "高尾野駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "高尾野駅" [Takaono Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.