Takikawa Station

Takikawa Station
滝川駅

Takikawa Station in July 2004
Location Takikawa, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance 369.8 km from Hakodate
Tracks 5
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code A21
Website www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/barrier/069/takikawa.html
History
Opened 16 July 1898 (1898-07-16)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 1,669 daily
Location
Takikawa Station
Location within Japan

Takikawa Station (滝川駅 Takikawa-eki) is a railway station in Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Takikawa Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and Nemuro Main Line. The station is numbered "A21".[1]

Station layout

Overview of the station in September 2008

The station consists of three ground level platforms serving five tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.[2]

Platforms

1  Nemuro Main Line for Furano, Shintoku, and Obihiro
4  Hakodate Main Line for Iwamizawa and Sapporo (Local services)
5  Hakodate Main Line for Iwamizawa and Sapporo (Limited express services)
6  Hakodate Main Line for Asahikawa, Abashiri, and Wakkanai (Limited express services)
7  Hakodate Main Line for Fukagawa and Asahikawa (Local services)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Sunagawa (A20) Local Ebeotsu (A22)
Nemuro Main Line
Terminus - Higashi-Takikawa (T22)

History

The station opened on 16 July 1898.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Surrounding area

References

  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. 滝川駅バリアフリー情報 [Takikawa Station accessibility information] (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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Coordinates: 43°33′19″N 141°54′05″E / 43.5551614°N 141.9013077°E / 43.5551614; 141.9013077

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