Ichinokawa Station

Ichinokawa Station 市ノ川駅
Ichinokawa Station in 2020
General information
Location	Nagakusa, Aso-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-2231 Japan
Coordinates	32°55′41″N 131°00′27″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance	42.6 km from Kumamoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 March 1960 (1960-03-10)
Rebuilt	2016
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Akamizu towards Kumamoto Hōhi Main Line Uchinomaki towards Ōita
Location Ichinokawa Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Ichinokawa Station Ichinokawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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

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]

• 
  Ichinokawa Station in 2007
• 
  A view of the platform and track.

History

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

• Japan National Route 57
• Aso City Asonishi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "市ノ川" [Ichinokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 April 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. 36, 78. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 745. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Hohi Main Line will be completely resumed!" (PDF). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Ichinokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ichinokawa (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)