Takada Station (Nara)

Takada Station 高田駅
The west entrance of Takada Station
General information
Location	1-1, Takasagochō, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken　635-0081 Japan
Coordinates	34°30′58″N 135°44′41″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	U Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) T Wakayama Line
Distance	Wakayama Line: 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from Ōji Man-yō Mahoroba Line: 29.4 km (18.3 mi) from Nara via Sakurai
Platforms	1 side + 1 island
Tracks	3
Bus stands	1
Connections	D Osaka Line (Yamato-Takada) Yamato Takada City Community Bus: Kibō-gō Eastern Route, Southern Route, and Western Route at JR Takada-eki (West Exit) Nara Kotsu: 8, 12, 13, 55, 60, 62, 63, 66, 70, and 76 at Takasagochō / Tenjinbashi
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes (2 elevators for the ticket gate, 3 for each platform, and 1 accessible bathroom)
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1891 (1891-03-01)
Rebuilt	1984
Electrified	1980
Passengers
FY2020	1771 daily
Services Preceding station JR West Following station through to Wakayama Line Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) Local Rapid Kanahashi towards Nara Terminus Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) Local Yamato-Shinjō towards Ōji Wakayama Line Local Rapid JR Goidō towards Wakayama Wakayama Line Local through to Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line)
Location Takada Station Location within Nara Prefecture Takada Station Takada Station (Kansai region) Takada Station Takada Station (Japan)

Takada Station (高田駅, Takada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatotakada, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). There is a transfer to Yamato-Takada Station on the Osaka Line of Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 29.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara. The station is also served by the Wakayama Line, and is 11.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji .

Layout

Takada Station is an above-ground station with two platforms and three tracks, one side platform and one island platform with two tracks, connected by an elevated station building. Platform 1 is mainly used in the mornings and evenings. It can accommodate trains with up to six cars. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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  View from the east
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  Platforms

Platforms

1	■ Wakayama Line—Local	for JR Namba and Ōji
	■ Wakayama Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba
2	■ Wakayama Line—Local	for Wakayama, Kokawa, and Gojō
	■ Wakayama Line—Regional Rapid Service	for Gojō
	■ Wakayama Line—Yamatoji Rapid Service	for Gojō
	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Nara
3	■ Wakayama Line—Local	for Ōji
	■ Wakayama Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba
	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Nara

History

Takada Station was opened on 1 March 1891 as a terminal station on the Osaka Railway. The line was extended to Sakurai on 23 May 1893. On 10 May 1896, the Nanwa Railway began operations from this station to Kuzu Station (now Yoshinoguchi. On 6 June 1900 the Kansai Railway took over the Osaka Railway, followed by the Nanwa Railway on 9 December 1904. The Kansai Railway itself was nationalized on 1 October 1907. On 12 October 1909, the section between Oji Station and Wakayamashi Station, including this station, became the Wakayama Line, and the section from this station to Sakurai Station became the Sakurai Line. The current station building was completed on 1 August 1984. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR West. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 1771 passengers.。

Surrounding area

• Yamatotakada City Hall
• Yamatotakada Municipal Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Takada Station (Nara) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)