Ichinokawa Station 市ノ川駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ichinokawa Station in 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nagakusa, Aso-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-2231 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′41″N 131°00′27″E / 32.92806°N 131.00750°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.6 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 March 1960 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016 | ||||||||||
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Ichinokawa Station (市ノ川駅, Ichinokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aso, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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]
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Ichinokawa Station in 2007 -
A view of the platform and track.
History
[edit]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]
Because of track damage from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, service between Higo-Ōzu to Bungo-Ogi was suspended from April 2016. Service between Aso and Bungo-Ogi was restored by 9 July 2016.[6] The sector between Higo-Ōzu and Aso remained closed. JR Kyushu commenced the repair work, starting first with the track from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno.[7] On 8 August 2020, JR Kyushu reopened the Higo-Ōzu to Aso section of the line, permitting access between Aso and Kumamoto.[8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 57
- Aso City Asonishi Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "市ノ川" [Ichinokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 228. 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. 745. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "豊肥線 阿蘇〜豊後萩間で運行再開 九州横断特急が出発" [Hōhi Line Aso - Bungo-Ogi traffic to reopen. Kyushu Crossing Express to recommence.]. Kumamoto Prefecture Television Company website. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hohi Main Line will be completely resumed!" (PDF). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Ichinokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ichinokawa (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)