Higo-Ikura Station | |
Native Name: | 肥後伊倉 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 32.9133°N 130.5868°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance: | 172.8 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Status: | Kan'i itaku agent on site |
Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1]
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 172.8 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a wooden structure of traditional Japanese design. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who operates the ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2] [3] [4]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 3 April 1935 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.