Takebe Station

Takebe Station 建部駅
Takebe Station, January 2099
General information
Location	Takebechō Nakada 518, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3132 Japan
Coordinates	34°50′32.15″N 133°53′57.22″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T Tsuyama Line
Distance	27.0 km (16.8 miles) from Okayama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 April 1900; 124 years ago (1900-04-14)
Passengers
FY2019	184 daily
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Takebe Station (建部駅, Takebe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Takebe Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 27.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 2, And a waiting room is located on Platform 1. The station is unattended. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2006.[2]

Platforms

1	■ TTsuyama Line	for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama
2	■ T Tsuyama Line	for Okayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Tsuyama Line
Kanagawa		Rapid Kotobuki		Fukuwatari
Kanagawa		Rapid		Fukuwatari
Kanagawa		Local		Fukuwatari

History

Takebe Station opened on April 14, 1900 with donations collected by local citizens' movement to open a new station. The station was used as the setting for the 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film Dr. Akagi by director Shohei Imamura.[3] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily..[4]

Surrounding area

• Okayama Municipal Takebe Junior High School
• Okayama Municipal Takebe Nursery School
• Takebe Town Cultural Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. "ＪＲ津山線（旧中国鉄道）建部駅駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 January 2023. (in Japanese)
3. "カンゾー先生". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
4. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Takebe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Takebe Station Official Site