Ichiki Station
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Location | Ozato, Ichikikushikino-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2103 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°41′23.68″N 130°18′10.29″E / 31.6899111°N 130.3028583°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 365.8 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 25 December 1913 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Nishi-Ichiki (to 1930) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 293 daily | ||||||||||
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Ichiki Station (市来駅, Ichiki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 365.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]
Layout
[edit]The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and island platform and two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō for Sendai |
2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | <siding> |
3 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō |
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Inside the station building
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Platform (looking towards Kagoshima-Chūō)
History
[edit]The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 25 December 1913 as Nishi-Ichiki Station (西市来駅). It was renamed to its present name on 3 November 1930. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 293 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 279th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- IIchikikushikino City Hall Ichiki Branch Office (formerly Ichiki Town Hall)
- Kagoshima Prefectural Ichiki Agricultural High School
- Ichikikushikino City Ichiki Junior High School
- Ichikikushikino City Ichiki Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "市来駅" [Ichiki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ichiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ichiki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)