Takehana Station

{{short description|Railway station in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = 50px
Takehana Station

| native_name = 竹鼻駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Takehana Sta.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Takehana Station in April 2008

| other_name =

| address = Takehana-cho Kitsuneana, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken 501-6232

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.3269|N|136.7062|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| distance = 8.6 km from {{STN|Kasamatsu|x|Gifu}}

| operator = 20px Meitetsu

| line = {{Colorbull|#d7a629}} Meitetsu Takehana Line

| platforms = 1 side platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code = TH06

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{official|1=http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line15/station/2716.html}} {{in lang|ja}}

| opened = {{Start date and age|1921|06|25}}

| closed =

| former = {{Nihongo|Sakaemachi|栄町}} (until 1951)

| passengers = 2,046 daily

| pass_year = FY2016

| map_type = Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Takehana Station

| services = {{adjstn|system1=Meitetsu|line1=Takehana

|left1=Fuwa Ishiki|note-left1=File:MSN-TH05.svg|right1=Hashima-shiyakusho-mae|note-right1=File:MSN-TH07.svg

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{{Nihongo|Takehana Station|竹鼻駅|Takehana-eki}} is a railway station located in the city of Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.

Lines

Takehana Station is a station on the Takehana Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kasamatsu|x|Gifu}}.

Station layout

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

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History

Takehana Station opened on June 25, 1921. On February 18, 1929, it changed its name to {{nihongo|Sakaemachi Station|栄町駅||}}. It reverted to its original name on January 1, 1951.{{Cite book|title=改訂新版 データブック日本の私鉄 (Data Book of Japanese Private Railways, Revised Version|author=Yuichi Terada|publisher=Neko・Publishing|year=2013|language=Japanese|isbn= 978-4777013364|page=257}}

Surrounding area

  • Hakken Shrine
  • Takehana Elementary School
  • Hashima City Hospital

See also

References