Ichioka Station (市岡駅, Ichioka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Ichioka Station 市岡駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ichioka Station, October 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kamikōjiro, Tessei-chō, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-3702 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′58.4″N 133°20′48.3″E / 34.966222°N 133.346750°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.5 km (4.0 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1953 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 8 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIchioka Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 6.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 12.8 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is relatively new and named 'Ichioka Fureai Center', but is unattended.
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Platforms -
On the platform looking toward Tōjō Station -
On the platform looking toward Bitchū-Kōjiro Station
History
editIchioka Station was opened on October 1, 1953. It became part of JR West in 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized. An enclosed waiting room was constructed in 2004 for the convenience of passengers.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Ichioka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ichioka Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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