Taki Station (Mie)
Taki Station 多気駅 | |
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 Taki Station | |
| Location |
76-1 Taki, Taki, Taki, Mie （三重県多気郡多気町多気76-1） Japan |
| Operated by | JR Central |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Previous names | Ōkaguchi (until 1950) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2010) | 651 daily |
Taki Station (多気駅 Taki-eki) is a railway station in Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is 42.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Kisei line at Kameyama Station and is a terminus for the Sangū Line . Irregular freight services are still operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.
History
Taki Station opened on December 31, 1893, as Ōka Station (相可駅 Ōka eki) on the private Sangū Railway. The Sangū Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. On October 20, 1923, the Kisei East Line connected to the station, which was renamed Ōkaguchi Station (相可口駅 Ōkaguchi eki). The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War 2, and the station was renamed to its present name on July 15, 1959. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Lines
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Station layout
Taki Station has two island platforms connected by an overpass.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Matsusaka, Nagoya |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Owase, Shingū |
| 3, 4 | ■ Sangū Line | For Iseshi, Toba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Tokuwa | Local | Ōka | ||
| Matsusaka | Rapid "Mie" | Sangū Line | ||
| Matsusaka | Limited Express "Nanki" | Misedani | ||
| Sangū Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Tokida | ||
| Kisei Line | Rapid "Mie" (usually) | Iseshi | ||
| Kisei Line | Rapid "Mie" 4 for Nagoya | Tamaru | ||
| Kisei Line | Rapid "Mie" 2 for Nagoya Rapid "Mie" 19, 21, 23, 25 for Iseshi |
Tokida | ||
Surrounding area
- Kushida River
- National Route 42
- Old Ise Grand Shrine pilgrimage road
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taki Station (Mie). |
- JR Central timetable (Japanese)
- JR Central: Taki Station (Japanese)
Coordinates: 34°30′58″N 136°34′24″E / 34.516047°N 136.573234°E