Higashi-Ichiki Station (東市来駅, Higashi-Ichiki-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Higashi-Ichiki Station 東市来駅  | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Ichiki Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Higashiichikicho Nagasato, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°39′18″N 130°20′52″E / 31.6549821°N 130.3476482°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 372.1 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 October 1913 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 265 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 372.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Sendai |
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Inside the station building -
Platform from the footbridge（facing Kagoshima）
History
editThe station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 11 October 1913. 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 265 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 291st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Ichiki Tsurumaru Castle Ruins
- Miyama (Birthplace of Satsuma ware)
- Togo Shigenori Memorial Museum
- Hioki City Higashiichiki Branch Office (former Higashiichiki Town Hall)
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "東市来駅" [Higashi-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
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Media related to Higashi-Ichiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Ichiki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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