History
Takachaya Station opened on 31 December 1893 with the Sangū Railway's initial section between Tsu and Miyagawa, in present-day Tsu, Mie Prefecture. The Sangū Railway was nationalised on 1 October 1907, becoming the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways on 12 October 1909. A reorganisation on 15 July 1959 transferred the Kameyama-Taki segment, including this station, to the Kisei Main Line. Parcel and freight handling were discontinued in March 1985 and November 1986 respectively, and the station passed to JR Central on 1 April 1987 at JNR privatisation. Following the end of contracted operation, it became fully unstaffed on 1 October 2011. TOICA service is scheduled to begin in spring 2027. The original wooden station building, with its tall ceiling, survives.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
Although the canonical reading of the station name is "Takachaya," locals — and even the 1900-era railway song Tetsudō Shōka — pronounce it "Takadyaya," reflecting a hot-tea-stop traveller's rest along the Ise highway after which the place was named.