Ichinokawa Station
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Ichinokawa Station 市ノ川駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ichinokawa Station in 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nagakusa, Aso-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-2231 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′41″N 131°00′27″E / 32.92806°N 131.00750°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.6 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 March 1960 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016 | ||||||||||
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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]
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
