Railway station in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Higashiichikicho Nagasato, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°39′18″N 130°20′52″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 372.1 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 265 daily | ||||||||||
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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 372.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]
The station is an above-ground station with one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Sendai |
The 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]
In 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]
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