Takashima Station
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). LinesTakashima 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. LayoutThe 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
HistoryTakashima 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 statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3551 passengers daily[2] Surrounding areaThe 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.
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