Station

Takanosu (Akita Nairiku)

鷹巣

Train service

No publicly available departure data for this station.

Location

History

Takanosu Station is the terminus of the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway's Akita Nairiku Line in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, sharing a yard with JR East's Takanosu Station on the Ōu Main Line. It was created when the JNR Aniai Line was transferred to the third-sector Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway on 1 November 1986. On 1 April 1989 — coinciding with the full opening of the Akita Nairiku Line — the new operator's station was renamed Takanosu Station, distinguishing it from JR's Takanosu Station with which the original JNR-era 鷹ノ巣 spelling was retained. The third-sector station has a single bay platform on the Akita end of JR's platform 1 and a staffed ticket window with travel-centre services.

Notes

JR East and the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway share track at Takanosu, but moving a train between the two networks still requires hand-throwing switches and about 30 minutes of operating time; an automated junction would cost an estimated 160 million yen and is still under debate.

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Last updated: 2026-05-25