Ichinuno Station

Railway station in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
32°49′11″N 129°58′00″E / 32.81972°N 129.96667°E / 32.81972; 129.96667Operated by JR KyushuLine(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line Distance109.4 km from TosuPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - underpass with steps to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened2 October 1972 (1972-10-02)Passengers289 dailyRank147th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hizen-Koga
towards Nagasaki
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Local
 Kikitsu
towards Tosu
Nagasaki Line
Seaside Liner (some)
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Ichinuno Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
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Ichinuno Station (市布駅, Ichinuno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 109.4 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3] Besides local trains on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner service between Sasebo and Nagasaki also stop at the station.[4]

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][2][5]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Isahaya, Saga and Tosu
for Nagasaki
  • A view of the island platform and tracks, looking in the direction of Kikitsu.
    A view of the island platform and tracks, looking in the direction of Kikitsu.

History

On 2 October 1972, Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened a new, shorter, inland route for the Nagasaki Main Line between Kikitsu and Urakami, thus bypassing the longer coastal route via Nagayo. 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.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 105,307 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 289 passengers.[8]

Environs

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "市布" [Ichinuno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 43, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "市布" [Ichinuno]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "長崎本線・市布駅に行ってきました" [I went to Ichinuno Station Nagasaki Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 717. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

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