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{{short description|Railway station in Soo, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}
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| name = Takarabe Station
| name = Takarabe Station
| native_name = 財部駅
| native_name = 財部駅
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| address = 1822 Takarabechō-Kitamata, [[Soo, Kagoshima|Soo]], [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]]<br />{{Nihongo2|（鹿児島県曽於市財部町北俣1822）}}
| caption = Takarabe Station in 2013
| country = Japan
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| address = 1822 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102
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| operator = [[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]]
| line = [[Nippō Main Line]]
| country = Japan
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| distance = 399.4 km from {{STN|Kokura}}
| opened = 1929
| platforms = 2 side platforms
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| tracks = 2 + 1 siding
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| structure = At grade
| parking = Available
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| passengers =
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| bicycle = Bike shed
| accessible = No - platforms linked by footbridge
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| status = Unstaffed
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| opened = {{Start date|1929|04|28|df=y}}
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| rebuilt = 2008
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| passengers = 159
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{{nihongo|'''Takarabe Station'''|財部駅|Takarabe-eki}} is a [[railway station]] of [[JR Kyushu]] [[Nippō Main Line]] in [[Soo, Kagoshima]], [[Japan]].
{{nihongo|'''Takarabe Station'''|財部駅|Takarabe-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Soo, Kagoshima]], Japan. It is operated by [[JR Kyushu]] and is on the [[Nippō Main Line]].<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|accessdate=23 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>
<ref>{{cite web|title=JR Takarabe Station information - Japanese|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91405140|accessdate=May 14, 2012}}</ref> This station has two platforms. It is an unmanned station with a restaurant in the same building and a bathroom.
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==Platforms==
There are two platforms at Takarabe. Platform 1 is usually used for trains bound for Kagoshima City. Platform 2, which is across a pedestrian bridge that goes over the tracks, is used for trains bound for Miyazaki Prefecture.


== Lines ==
==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Nippō Main Line]] and is located 399.4&nbsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kokura}}.<ref name=kawashima/>
*[[Kyushu Railway Company]]
**[[Nippō Main Line]]


=== JR ===
== Layout ==
The station consists of two [[side platform]]s serving two tracks with a siding. The station building was rebuilt in 2008 and is a two-storey Japanese-style building with a double tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a community interaction centre but the ticket window is not staffed. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.<ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/nippou/station/0960_takarabe.htm|title=財部|trans-title=Takarabe|accessdate=24 May 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref><ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951661|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area|language=Japanese|pages=60, 92}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/428525/car/341729/2175574/photo.aspx|title=日豊本線 財部駅|trans-title=Nippō Main Line Takarabe Station|date=12 August 2010|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ao01/chiiki/bariafuri-oosumi/takarabeeki.html|title=財部駅|trans-title=Takarabe Station|date=3 September 2016|accessdate=24 May 2018|website=Kagoshima Prefecture official website}}</ref>
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|for {{STN|Miyakonojō}} and {{STN|Miyazaki}}
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|rowspan=1|'''2'''
|<span style="color:red">■</span>Nippō Main Line
|for {{STN|Hayato|Kagoshima}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}
|-
|}


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==Platforms==
== Adjacent stations ==
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{{service rail start}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|s|first=1|lwidth=200|nidx={{Color|#0095d9|■}} [[Nippō Main Line]]|dir=for {{STN|Hayato|Kagoshima}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}}}
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{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Isoichi}}|next={{STN|Kitamata}}|service=Local}}

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<gallery>
file:Takarabe Station2.JPG|A view of the platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen in the distance branching left.
</gallery>


==History==
==History==
Takarabe was opened on 28 April 1929, [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) as mthe southern terminus of the then {{nihongo|Kokutō East Line|国都東線}} from {{STN|Nishi-Miyakonojō}}. It became a through-station on 1 November 1931 when the track was extended further south to {{STN|Ōsumi-Ōkawara}}. By 1932, the track had beenm linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from {{STN|Kokura}}, through this station to {{STN|Kagoshima}}. The station and the Kokutō East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.<ref name=teishajo1>{{Teishajo|I|228-9, 232}}</ref><ref name=teishajo2>{{Teishajo|II|761}}</ref><ref name=imao>{{Cite book|last=Imao|first=Keisuke|script-title=ja: 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 |year=2009 |publisher=Mook|isbn=9784107900302|trans-title=Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines|language=Japanese|pages=62-3}}</ref>
Takarabe Station was opened on 28 April 1929 by [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) as the southern terminus of the then {{nihongo|Kokutō East Line|国都東線}} from {{STN|Nishi-Miyakonojō}}. It became a through-station on 1 November 1931 when the track was extended further south to {{STN|Ōsumi-Ōkawara}}. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from {{STN|Kokura}}, through this station to {{STN|Kagoshima}}. The station and the Kokutō East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.<ref name=teishajo1>{{Teishajo|I|229}}</ref><ref name=teishajo2>{{Teishajo|II|761}}</ref><ref name=imao>{{Cite book|last=Imao|first=Keisuke|script-title=ja: 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 |year=2009 |publisher=Mook|isbn=9784107900302|trans-title=Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines|language=Japanese|pages=62–3}}</ref>

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily


==Surrounding area==
==Surrounding area==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191662_1601.html Takarabe (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}


{{Nippō Main Line}}
{{Nippō Main Line}}

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Latest revision as of 06:19, 16 August 2024

Takarabe Station

財部駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Takarabe Station in 2013
General information
Location1822 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102
Japan
Coordinates31°43′43″N 130°59′30″E / 31.72861°N 130.99167°E / 31.72861; 130.99167
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance399.4 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 April 1929 (1929-04-28)
Rebuilt2008
Passengers
FY2015159
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kitamata
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Isoichi
towards Kokura
Location
Takarabe Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Takarabe Station
Takarabe Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Takarabe Station is located in Japan
Takarabe Station
Takarabe Station
Takarabe Station (Japan)
Map

Takarabe Station (財部駅, Takarabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 399.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. The station building was rebuilt in 2008 and is a two-storey Japanese-style building with a double tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a community interaction centre but the ticket window is not staffed. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4][5]

Platforms

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1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
  • A view of the platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen in the distance branching left.
    A view of the platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen in the distance branching left.

History

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Takarabe Station was opened on 28 April 1929 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) as the southern terminus of the then Kokutō East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō. It became a through-station on 1 November 1931 when the track was extended further south to Ōsumi-Ōkawara. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokutō East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][7][8]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily

Surrounding area

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  • Soo City Hall Takarabe Branch
  • Soo City Takarabe Elementary School
  • Soo City Takarabe Junior High School
  • Takarabe Chūō Hospital
  • Takarabe Post office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "財部" [Takarabe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 60, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ "日豊本線 財部駅" [Nippō Main Line Takarabe Station]. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "財部駅" [Takarabe Station]. Kagoshima Prefecture official website. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 229. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
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