Ikisan Station Explained

Ikisan Station
Native Name:一貴山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:4-chōme-9 Nijōtanaka, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1615
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.5343°N 130.1682°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Chikuhi Line
Distance:16.7 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Accessible:Yes - no steps to platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:363 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Pass Rank:251st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ikisan Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 16.7 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building, a small timber structure, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Automatic ticket vending machines and a Sugoca farecard reader are provided.[3] [4] [5]

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between and on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended east to Maebaru (today). Ikisan was opened on 29 April 1924 as an additional station on the existing track between Fukuyoshi and Maebaru. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 363 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 251st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 一貴山. Ikisan. 25 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. 11, 77.
  4. Web site: 一貴山. Ikisan. 25 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: JR 一貴山駅. JR Ikisan Station. January 2018. 25 March 2018. Itoshima Blue. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.