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′18″N 130°20′52″E / 31.6549821°N 130.3476482°E / 31.6549821; 130.3476482
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

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

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

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō
2 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Sendai
  • Inside the station building
    Inside the station building
  • Platform from the footbridge（facing Kagoshima）
    Platform from the footbridge（facing Kagoshima）

History

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

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

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

See also

References

  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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