Ichiki Station
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.
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 -
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.
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.
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
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Ichiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ichiki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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