Takachaya Station

Takachaya Station 高茶屋駅
File:Takachaya eki 2013.jpg Takachaya Station
Location	1-6-14 Takachaya, Tsu, Mie （三重県津市高茶屋一丁目6-14） Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Kisei Main Line
History
Opened	1893
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	502 daily

Takachaya Station (高茶屋駅, Takachaya-eki) is a railway station in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is 23.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

History

The Sangū Railway started service with its initial line between Tsu Station and Miyagawa Station on December 31, 1893. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on October 12, 1909. The station was transferred to the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since October 1, 2011.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
  • Kisei Main Line

Station layout

Takachaya Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected by an overpass. The station building, with its high ceiling, dates from the original construction of the line.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Kameyama, Nagoya
2,3	■ Kisei Main Line	ForMatsusaka, Iseshi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Akogi		Local	Rokken

External links

• JR Central timetable (Japanese)