Ichibu Station (Nara) Explained

Ichibu Station
Native Name:	一分駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	902-3, Ichibu-chō, Ikoma, Nara 630-0222
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Kintetsu Railway
Line:	Ikoma Line
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Structure:	At-grade
Accessible:	Yes (ramps to platform level)
Opened:	28 December 1926,
Passengers:	5,336 daily
Pass Year:	18 November 2008

is a station in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on the Kintetsu Ikoma Line of the Kintetsu Railway.

The name of 'Ichibu' can be found in a record written in 8th century, as a place of the residence of Prince Arima in the 7th century.

History

• 1926 (Showa 1) December 28: Ikoma Line was extended. Ichibu Station was opened along with other stations between Motosanjōguchi Station and Ikoma Station.^[1]
• 1964 (Showa 39) October 1: Kinki Nippon Railway, which had been the owner of Ichibu Station, was acquired by Kintetsu Railway. Ichibu Station became part of the Kintetsu Ikoma Line.
• 1977 (Showa 52) July 31: Double track was added in Nabata, Ichibu and Minami-Ikoma Stations.^[2]
• 2007 (Heisei 19) April 1: PiTaPa system was incorporated to the station.^[3]

Lines

• Kintetsu
  • Ikoma Line

Surrounding area

• • Ikoma Senior High School
• Ikoma Jinja
• Daini-Hanna Road Ichibu Slip Road
• Chikurin-ji

Notes and References

1. Book: Sone, Satoru . 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄 . 29 August 2010 . . 978-4-02-340133-4 . 18 . ja . Weekly All Railway Routes in History Major Private Railways . 3.
2. Book: 近畿日本鉄道 100年のあゆみ . Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. . 2010 . Osaka . 870 . ja . Kinki Nippon Railway 100 years of history.
3. Web site: 30 January 2007 . 平成19年4月1日から、近鉄主要路線でICカードの利用が可能になります . From April 1, 2007, IC cards can be used on Kintetsu main lines. . Kintetsu.jp . ja.