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]
Ichiki Station 市来駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ichiki Station in June 2013 | |||||||||||
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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 | .svg){kind=logo} 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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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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 -
Platform (looking towards Kagoshima-Chūō)
History
editThe 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
editIn 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
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.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Ichiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ichiki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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