Takanosu Station 鷹ノ巣駅 (鷹巣駅)
Takanosu Station in October 2011
General information
Location	Matsubachō, Kitaakita-shi, Akita-ken 018-3321 Japan
Coordinates	40°13′55.39″N 140°22′11.49″E / 40.2320528°N 140.3698583°E / 40.2320528; 140.3698583
Operated by	JR East Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line ■ Nariku Line
Distance	379.5 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
History
Opened	7 August 1900
Passengers
2018	581 daily (JR portion)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Futatsui towards Akita Tsugaru Ōdate towards Aomori Ōu Main Line Rapid Hayaguchi towards Aomori Maeyama towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Nukazawa towards Aomori Preceding station Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Following station Ogata towards Kakunodate Akita Nairiku Line Express Moriyoshi Terminus Nishi-Takanosu towards Kakunodate Akita Nairiku Line Local
Location
Takanosu Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Takanosu Station Takanosu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Takanosu Station (鷹巣駅 or 鷹ノ巣駅, Takanosu-eki) is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. One is operated by JR East and the other is operated by the third sector railway operator Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.

Lines

Takanosu Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 379.5 kilometers (235.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also a terminal station for the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line and is located 94.2 kilometers (58.5 mi) from the opposing terminal of that line at Kakunodate.

Station layout

Takanosu Station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks for use by the JR East portion of the station. However, Platform 3 is not in normal use. The adjacent Akita Nairiku Railway portion of the station uses a single bay platform

JR East platforms

Akita Nairiku platform

History

Takanosu Station opened on August 7, 1900 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the town of Takanosu, Akita. The JGR Aniai Line began operations from December 10, 1934. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 581 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kitaakita City Hall
• Kitaakita Culture Center
• Kitaakita City Library