Higo-Ikura Station

Higo-Ikura Station (肥後伊倉駅, Higo-Ikura-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Higo-Ikura Station 肥後伊倉
Higo-Ikura Station in 2006
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°54′48″N 130°35′12″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	172.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku agent on site
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 April 1935
Location
Higo-Ikura Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 172.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

Layout

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]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
Tamana		Local	Konoha
Tamana		Rapid	Konoha

History

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.[5]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "肥後伊倉" [Higo-Ikura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "肥後伊倉駅" [Higo-Ikura Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
5. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 683. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• Higo-Ikura Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)