Ichitana Station

Ichitana Station (市棚駅, Ichitana-eki) is a railway station in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Ichitana Station

市棚駅
Ichitana Station in 2007
LocationJapan
Coordinates
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance238.5 km from Kokura
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1923 (1923-07-01)
Passengers
FY201613 daily
Location
Ichitana Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 238.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks at grade with a siding branching off track 3, all set in an open area of rural farmland. The station is not staffed and is no station building but a public toilet has been set up at the station entrance which also has a passenger shelter on the other side. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt.[2][3]

  • Passenger shelter. This is on the other side of the toilet building seen in the top image.
  • A view of the tracks at the station, looking south. The siding can be seen branching off to the left.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nippō Main Line
Sōtarō Local Kitagawa

History

In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (宮崎県営鉄道) had opened a line from Miyazaki northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track which it designated as the Miyazaki Main Line. Expanding north in phases, the track reached Ichitana which was established as the northern terminus on 1 July 1923. At the same time, JGR had been expanding its Hoshū Line south from Kokura down the east coast of Kyushu, reaching its southern terminus of Shigeoka just 9 km north of Ichitana by March 1922. The link up between the two lines was achieved on 15 December 1923, through-traffic was thus established from Kokura through Ichitana to Miyakonojō. The entire stretch of track was then renamed the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "市棚" [Ichitana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 June 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. 49, 84. 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. pp. 228–9. 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. 756. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  7. "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].


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