Takaono Station
{{short description|Railway station in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Takaono Station
| native_name = {{unbulleted list
| 高尾野駅
| たかおの
}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = File:Takaonoeki.jpg
| alt = Crossing and station entrance in 2009
| caption = Crossing and station entrance in 2009
| address = Takaonomachi Shibahiki, Izumi-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-0402
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|32.06249|N|130.30183|E}}
| operator = Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
| line = {{colorbull|Orange}} Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
| distance = {{unbulleted list
| 72.1 km from {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}
| 3.8 km from {{STN|Nishi-Izumi|x}}
}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections =
| structure = At-grade
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible =
| code =OR18
| zone =
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.hs-orange.com/eki/eki_takaono.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
| opened = {{Start date|1923|10|15|df=yes}}
| closed =
| original = Japanese Government Railways
| passengers =138
| pass_year =FY2019
| pass_rank =
| services =
| map_type = Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Takaono Station
|mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
}}
{{nihongo|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.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=22, 67}}{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/hisatsuorange/station/0170_takaono.htm|title=高尾野駅|trans-title= Takaono Station|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}
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. It is located 72.1 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}.
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=
{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx ={{colorbull|Orange}} Hisatsu Orange Railway|lwidth=200|dir= for {{STN|Akune|x}} and {{STN|Sendai|x|Kagoshima}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2| first=3|nidx ={{colorbull|Orange}}Hisatsu Orange Railway|dir=for {{STN|Izumi|x|Kagoshima}}, {{STN|Minamata|x}}, and {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}}}
Takaono Station3.JPG|Station sign
Takaono Station2.JPG|View of station platforms
Adjacent stations
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hisatsu Orange Railway|col=orange|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=–|previous={{STN|Nishi-Izumi|x}}|next={{STN|Nodagou|x}}}}
{{j-rserv|p|service=Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma|previous={{STN|Izumi|x}}|next={{STN|Nodagou|x}}}}
{{S-end}}
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. [https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)] - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
Surrounding area
- Izumi City Takaono Junior High School
- Izumi City Takaono Elementary School
- Izumi City Takaono Branch Office (formerly Takaono Town Hall)
See also
== References ==
{{Reflist| refs =
| url = http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/32.06249/130.30183
| title = Taono-eki, via GeoNames
| website = OpenStreetMap
| access-date = 2017-11-14
}}
| url = https://ekitan.com/station/EnsenList?SFCODE=7737
| title = 肥後高田駅
| website = 駅探
| access-date = 2017-11-14
| language = Japanese
}}
| url = https://raillab.jp/station/8965
| title = 高尾野駅
| website =
| access-date = 2017-11-25
| language = Japanese
}}
}}
== External links ==
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- {{URL|http://www.hs-orange.com/|Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{URL|https://transit.yahoo.co.jp/station/top/28985/|Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide}}
{{Hisatsu Orange Railway Line}}
Category:Stations of Hisatsu Orange Railway