Ishikaki Station
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JR KyushuIshikaki Station 石垣駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ishikaki Station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Eichōbeppu, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0704 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°15′33.13″N 130°26′42.25″E / 31.2592028°N 130.4450694°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 72.8 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 October 1963 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 15 daily | ||||||||||
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Ishikaki Station (石垣駅, Ei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 72.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There is no station building.
waiting shelter on platform
History
The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Goryō Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Matsugaura Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Shirasawa Station, Satsuma Itashiki Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 15 passengers daily.
