is a passenger railway station located in the Higashi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 7.8 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building only a shelter on the platform. A staffed ticket booth is located on the other side of the track, within the premises of the Tokai University Kumamoto campus. From there, a level crossing is used to access the platform. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.
History Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 November 1986 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 121st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area Tokai University Kumamoto Campus Tokai University Kumamoto Seisho High School Kumamoto Prison
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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External links
Tōkai-Gakuen-mae (JR Kyushu)