Higashi-Ichiki Station
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JR KyushuHigashi-Ichiki Station 東市来駅  | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Ichiki Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Higashiichikicho Nagasato, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°39′18″N 130°20′52″E / 31.6549821°N 130.3476482°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 372.1 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1913 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 265 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Ichiki Station (東市来駅, Higashi-Ichiki-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Layout
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 372.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]
The station is an above-ground station with one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Sendai |
Inside the station building
Platform from the footbridge（facing Kagoshima）
History
The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 11 October 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 265 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 291st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
- Ichiki Tsurumaru Castle Ruins
- Miyama (Birthplace of Satsuma ware)
- Togo Shigenori Memorial Museum
- Hioki City Higashiichiki Branch Office (former Higashiichiki Town Hall)
