Takikawa Station

Railway station in Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

  •      Hakodate Main Line
  •      Nemuro Main Line
Distance369.8 km (229.8 mi) from HakodatePlatforms1 side platform and 2 island platformsTracks5ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stopConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeA21WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 July 1898; 125 years ago (1898-07-16)PassengersFY20141,669 daily Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Local
Sunagawa
towards Hakodate
 Hakodate Main Line
Local
 Ebeotsu
towards Asahikawa
Terminus Nemuro Main Line
Local
 Higashi-Takikawa
towards Nemuro
Limited Express
Iwamizawa
towards Sapporo
 Sōya Fukagawa
towards Wakkanai
Sunagawa
towards Sapporo
 Kamui Fukagawa
towards Asahikawa
Lilac
Okhotsk Fukagawa
towards Abashiri
Location
Takikawa Station is located in Hokkaido
Takikawa Station
Takikawa Station
Location within Hokkaido
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Takikawa Station is located in Japan
Takikawa Station
Takikawa Station
Takikawa Station (Japan)
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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 July 2017

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)


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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  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.

External links

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Stations of the Hakodate Main Line
■ Hakodate to Oshamambe■ Oshamambe to Sapporo■ Sapporo to AsahikawaBranch Line


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