Ichinuno Station Explained

Ichinuno Station
Native Name:市布駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Taramicho Ichinuno, Isahaya-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-0403
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.8197°N 129.9667°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nagasaki Main Line
Distance:109.4 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - underpass with steps to platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:289 daily
Pass Rank:147th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ichinuno Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 109.4 km from the starting point of the line at . Besides local trains on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner service between and also stop at the station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station structure is no more than a roof for steps down to an underpass leading to the island platform. A ticket window is integrated into the structure but is however unstaffed.[3] [4] [5]

Platforms

History

On 2 October 1972, Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened a new, shorter, inland route for the Nagasaki Main Line between and, thus bypassing the longer coastal route via . Ichinuno was opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations along this new route. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 105,307 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 289 passengers.[6]

Environs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 市布. Ichinuno. 18 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 43, 67.
  4. Web site: 市布. Ichinuno. 18 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 長崎本線・市布駅に行ってきました. I went to Ichinuno Station Nagasaki Main Line. 27 July 2016. 18 March 2018. Ameblo.jp. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 第63版(平成28年)長崎県統計年鑑. Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016. 16 March 2018. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.