Takeoka Station

Takeoka Station 竹岡駅
File:Takeokastation2008.jpg View of the platform and waiting area
Location	Hagiu 2209, Futtsu, Chiba （千葉県富津市萩生1105） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Uchibō Line
Connections
History
Opened	1926
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	64 daily

Takeoka Station (竹岡駅, Takeoka-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 60.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.

History

Takeoka Station was opened on June 16, 1916. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was reconstructed in February 2007.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Uchibō Line

Layout

Takeoka Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is currently unattended. The station is located in an isolated area alongside Japan National Route 127 with few nearby houses or shops.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	For Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Chiba
2	■ Uchibō Line	For Tateyama, Awa-Kamogawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Uchibō Line
Kazusa-Minato		Local	Hamakanaya

External links

• (Japanese) JR East Station information