Ichibu Station (Nara)

Ichibu Station 一分駅
Ichibu Station in August 2013
General information
Location	902-3, Ichibu-chō, Ikoma, Nara 630-0222 （奈良県生駒市壱分町902-3） Japan
Coordinates	34°40′31″N 135°42′29″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Ikoma Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes (ramps to platform level)
Other information
Station code	G19
History
Opened	28 December 1926, 98 years ago
Passengers
18 November 2008	5,336 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Nabata  G18  towards Ikoma Ikoma Line Local Minami-Ikoma  G20  towards Ōji

Ichibu Station (一分駅, Ichibu-eki) is a station in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on the Kintetsu Ikoma Line of the Kintetsu Railway.

The name of 'Ichibu' can be found in a record written in 8th century, as a place of the residence of Prince Arima in the 7th century.

History

• 1926 (Showa 1) December 28: Ikoma Line was extended. Ichibu Station was opened along with other stations between Motosanjōguchi Station and Ikoma Station.[1]
• 1964 (Showa 39) October 1: Kinki Nippon Railway, which had been the owner of Ichibu Station, was acquired by Kintetsu Railway. Ichibu Station became part of the Kintetsu Ikoma Line.[1]
• 1977 (Showa 52) July 31: Double track was added in Nabata, Ichibu and Minami-Ikoma Stations.[2]
• 2007 (Heisei 19) April 1: PiTaPa system was incorporated to the station.[3]

Lines

• Kintetsu
  • Ikoma Line

Surrounding area

• National Route 168
• Ikoma Senior High School
• Ikoma Jinja
• Daini-Hanna Road Ichibu Slip Road
• Chikurin-ji

References

1. Sone, Satoru (29 August 2010). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄 [Weekly All Railway Routes in History Major Private Railways] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. p. 18. ISBN 978-4-02-340133-4.
2. 近畿日本鉄道 100年のあゆみ [Kinki Nippon Railway 100 years of history] (in Japanese). Osaka: Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. 2010. p. 870.
3. "平成19年4月1日から、近鉄主要路線でICカードの利用が可能になります" [From April 1, 2007, IC cards can be used on Kintetsu main lines.] (PDF). Kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). 30 January 2007.