Takanosu Station

Takanosu 鷹ノ巣 (鷹巣)
Takanosu Station (Oct 28, 2011)
Location	Matsubachō, Kitaakita, Akita （秋田県北秋田市松葉町） Japan
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line
History
Opened	1900
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	624 daily

Takanosu Station (鷹巣駅 or 鷹ノ巣駅 Takanosu-eki) is a railway station located in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Takanosu Station is served by the JR East Ōu Main Line, and is located 379.5 rail 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

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

Platforms (JR)

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

Platforms (Akita Nairiku)

1

■ Akita Nairiku Line

for Kakunodate

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōu Main Line
Futatsui		Rapid	Ōdate
Maeyama		-	Nukazawa
Akita Nairiku
Terminus		Rapid	Aikawa
Terminus		-	Nishi-Takanosu

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 Japan 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.

Surrounding area

• Kitaakita City Hall
• Kitaakita Culture Center
• Kitaakita City Library

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)
• Akita Nairiku Railway Station Information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 40°13′55.39″N 140°22′11.49″E / 40.2320528°N 140.3698583°E