Ichinokawa Station

Ichinokawa Station (市ノ川駅, Ichinokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Aso, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Ichinokawa Station

市ノ川駅
Ichinokawa Station in 2007
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°55′41″N 131°00′27″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance42.6 km from Kumamoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, service suspended
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 March 1960 (1960-03-10)
Location
Ichinokawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 42.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers.[2][3]

  • A view of the platform and track.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Akamizu Local Uchinomaki

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 10 March 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]

The track from Higo-Ōzu to Aso was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and service between the stations, including to Ichinokawa has been suspended. JR Kyushu has commenced repair work, starting first with the sector from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno but has not announced a targeted completion date. The track east and west of Ichinokawa has been damaged in several places but the station itself appears to have escaped serious damage.[6]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "市ノ川" [Ichinokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 36, 78. ISBN 9784062951654.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 745. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "JR九州、平成28年熊本地震で被害を受けた豊肥本線の復旧工事に4月着手" [JR Kyushu Restoration work commences in April on Hōhi Main Line track damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake]. Travel Watch. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018. See also for photos and locations of track damage.


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