Ichiki Station

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
Ichiki Station in June 2013
General information
Location	Ozato, Ichikikushikino-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2103 Japan
Coordinates	31°41′23.68″N 130°18′10.29″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	365.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1913 (1913-12-25)
Previous names	Nishi-Ichiki (to 1930)
Passengers
FY2020	293 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Yunomoto towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Kamimuragakuenmae towards Mojikō
Location Ichiki Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Ichiki Station Ichiki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. "市来駅" [Ichiki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Ichiki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ichiki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)