Takashima Station

Location
	Takashima Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Takashima Station Takashima Station (Japan)

Takashima Station

高島駅
Takashima Station; 高島駅
	Takashima Station in February 2018
General information
Location	2-5 Shimizu, Naka-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 703-8243; Japan
Coordinates	34°40′59.45″N 133°57′29.17″E / 34.6831806°N 133.9581028°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	S San'yō Line; N Akō Line;
Distance	138.9 km (86.3 mi) from Kōbe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-S03; JR-N03;
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 March 1985
Passengers
FY2019	3551
Services
Location
Location
	Takashima Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Takashima Station Takashima Station (Japan)

Takashima Station (高島駅, Takashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Takashima Station is served by the San'yō Main Line and is 138.9 km from the starting of the Sanyo Main Line at Kōbe Station. It is also served by trains of the Akō Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Higashi-Okayama to terminate at Okayama Station via the San'yō Main Line tracks.

Layout

The station has two ground level opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge, located next to the elevated Sanyo Shinkansen tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ S San'yō Main Line	for Wake and Himeji
1	■ N Akō Line	for Saidaiji and Banshū-Akō
2	■ S San'yō Main Line	for Okayama and Mihara
2	■ N Akō Line	for Okayama and Mihara

History

Takashima Station opened on 14 March 1985. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3551 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is a residential area. There is a municipal housing complex on the north side of the station, and in this housing complex there is a police office, a certified children's center, and the Okayama Takashima housing complex post office.

Okayama Municipal Takashima Elementary School
Okayama Municipal Asahiryu Elementary School
Okayama Municipal Takashima Junior High School

References

^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Takashima Station (Okayama) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[Okayama2019_stats-2] 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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