Higo-Ikura Station
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Konoha towards Kagoshima | Kagoshima Main Line | Tamana towards Mojikō |
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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
See also
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.
External links
Media related to Higo-Ikura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higo-Ikura Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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