Higo-Ikura Station

Railway station in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Konoha towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Tamana towards Mojikō

Location
Higo-Ikura Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Higo-Ikura Station Higo-Ikura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higo-Ikura Station (肥後伊倉駅, Higo-Ikura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 172.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a wooden structure of traditional Japanese design. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who operates the ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ōmuta, Kurume and Tosu
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto and Yatsushiro

Former station building(October 2006)
In front of the station(October 2006)
platform
Station name sign

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 3 April 1935 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[5]

Surrounding area

Ikura Kita Hachiman Shrine

}Ikura Minami Hachiman Shrine

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "肥後伊倉" [Higo-Ikura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 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. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "肥後伊倉駅" [Higo-Ikura Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.