Takadano-tekkyō Station

Takadano-tekkyō
高田の鉄橋

The station platform in October 2014
Location Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Japan
Operated by Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s) Minato Line
Distance 7.1 km from Katsuta
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
History
Opened 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01)

Takadano-tekkyō Station (高田の鉄橋駅 Takadanotekkyō-eki) is railway station on the Minato Line in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. It opened on 1 October 2014, the first new station to open on the line in 52 years.[1]

Lines

Takadano-tekkyō Station is served by the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and is located between Nakane and Nakaminato stations, 7.1 km from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform, and is unstaffed.[2]

Adjacent stations

The station sign, October 2014
« Service »
Minato Line
Nakane - Nakaminato

History

The name of the new station was formally unveiled on 15 December 2013.[3] It opened on 1 October 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

The station takes its name from a steel bridge (tekkyō in Japanese) across the Nakamaru River, and translates as the "Takada Railway Bridge".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 湊線新駅「高田の鉄橋」駅開業 [New Takadano-tekkyō Station opens on Hitachinaka Seaside Railway]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 ひたちなか海浜鉄道新駅の名称決まる [Name fixed for new Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. 湊線100年式典 新駅名も発表 [Minato Line 100th Anniversary - New station name also announced]. Ibaraki Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Ibaraki Shimbun Co., Ltd. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 36°21′09″N 140°34′48″E / 36.35250°N 140.58000°E / 36.35250; 140.58000

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