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Takadano-tekkyō Station

Takadano-tekkyō
高田の鉄橋
Takadanotekkyoeki.jpg
The station platform in October 2014
Location Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Japan
Operated by Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s) Minato Line
Distance 7.1 km from Katsuta
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
History
Opened 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01)

Takadano-tekkyō Station (高田の鉄橋駅 Takadanotekkyō-eki?) is railway station on the Minato Line in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. It opened on 1 October 2014, the first new station to open on the line in 52 years.

Takadano-tekkyō Station is served by the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and is located between Nakane and Nakaminato stations, 7.1 km from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.

The station consists of a single side platform, and is unstaffed.

The name of the new station was formally unveiled on 15 December 2013. It opened on 1 October 2014.

The station takes its name from a steel bridge (tekkyō in Japanese) across the Nakamaru River, and translates as the "Takada Railway Bridge".

Official website (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°21′09″N 140°34′48″E / 36.35250°N 140.58000°E / 36.35250; 140.58000


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