Takatsuki Station (高月駅, Takatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Takatsuki Station
高月駅
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| JR-West regional rail station | |||||
Takatsuki Station west exit, July 2007
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Takatsukicho Ochikawa 33-26, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0232 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′13″N 136°14′15″E / 35.4704°N 136.2376°E / 35.4704; 136.2376 | ||||
| Operated by |
 JR Freight | ||||
| Line(s) |  Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 18.2 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
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| Station code | JR-A06 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 10, 1882 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 726 daily | ||||
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Takatsuki Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 18.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
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| Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kawake | Local | Kinomoto | ||
The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Takatsuki being assigned station number JR-A06.[1][2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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