is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Takebe Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 27.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 2, And a waiting room is located on Platform 1. The station is unattended. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2006.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History Takebe Station opened on April 14, 1900, with donations collected by local citizens' movement to open a new station. The station was used as the setting for the 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film Dr. Akagi by director Shohei Imamura. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area Okayama Municipal Takebe Junior High School Okayama Municipal Takebe Nursery School Takebe Town Cultural Center
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Takebe Station Official Site