Higashi-Ichiki Station

Higashi-Ichiki Station

東市来駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Higashi-Ichiki Station
General information
LocationHigashiichikicho Nagasato, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2202
Japan
Coordinates31°39′20.08″N 131°20′50.21″E / 31.6555778°N 131.3472806°E / 31.6555778; 131.3472806
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line
Distance372.1 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 October 1913 (1913-10-11)
Passengers
FY2020265 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ijūin
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Yunomoto
towards Mojikō
Location
Higashi-Ichiki Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Higashi-Ichiki Station
Higashi-Ichiki Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Higashi-Ichiki Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Ichiki Station
Higashi-Ichiki Station
Higashi-Ichiki Station (Japan)
Map

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]

Lines

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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]

Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō
2   Kagoshima Main Line for Sendai

History

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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]

Passenger statistics

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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]

Surrounding area

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  • Ichiki Tsurumaru Castle Ruins
  • Miyama (Birthplace of Satsuma ware)
  • Togo Shigenori Memorial Museum
  • Hioki City Higashiichiki Branch Office (former Higashiichiki Town Hall)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "東市来駅" [Higashi-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.
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