Musashi-Takahagi Station

Musashi-Takahagi Station 武蔵高萩駅
Station north ("Asahi") entrance, January 2009
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Hidaka
Neighborhood etc.	Takahagi
(in Japanese)	埼玉県日高市高萩
History
Year opened	1940
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Kawagoe Line

Musashi-Takahagi Station (武蔵高萩駅, Musashi-Takahagi-eki^?) is a railway station in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.^[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms, January 2009

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.

Platforms

1	■Kawagoe Line	for Komagawa, Haijima, and Hachiōji
2	■Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kawagoe Line
Komagawa		Local		Kasahata

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.^[1]

A new elevated station building was opened on 19 February 2005.^[3]

See also

Media related to Musashi-Takahagi Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Musashi-Takahagi Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1531. Retrieved 25 December 2010. 
2. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
3. ^ "JR川越線武蔵高萩駅橋上化及び自由通路新設事業 [JR Kawagoe Line Musashi-Takahagi Station Rebuilding Project]" (in Japanese). Hidaka City. 1 April 2006. https://www2.city.hidaka.lg.jp/0502/shisei/eki/index.html. Retrieved 25 December 2010. 

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)
• Hidaka City information on station rebuilding (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°54′6.3504″N 139°22′17.2236″E / 35.901764°N 139.371451°E / 35.901764; 139.371451