Ichinomoto Station

Ichinomoto Station

櫟本駅
JR-West commuter rail station
The station building
General information
Location1418, Kawaragama, Ichinomotochō, Tenri-shi, Nara-ken 632-0004
Japan
Coordinates34°37′16″N 135°49′35″E / 34.621067°N 135.826306°E / 34.621067; 135.826306
Owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated byUnstaffed
Line(s)
Distance7.3 km (4.5 miles) from Nara
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators JR-West
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilities Available
AccessibleNone
Other information
Websitewww.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621703 (in Japanese)
History
Opened11 May 1898 (1898-05-11)
Passengers
FY2019689 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line
Obitoke
toward Nara
  Local   Tenri
toward Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
Obitoke
One-way
  Rapid Service   Tenri
toward JR Namba
Location
Ichinomoto Station
Location within Nara Prefecture
Ichinomoto Station
Ichinomoto Station (Japan)

Ichinomoto Station (櫟本駅, Ichinomoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tenri, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and is administrated by Ōji Station.

Lines

Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 7.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.

Layout

Makimuku Station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The platform on the side of the station facing towards Takada. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

1  Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local for Nara
2  Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local for Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
 Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Rapid Service for JR Namba

History

Ichinomoto Station opened on 11 May 1898 when Nara Railway opened its line between Kyogoku Station and Sakurai Station.[2]The Kansai Railway merged with the Nara Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 689 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Nara Prefectural Soegami High School
  • Tenri City Ichinomoto Elementary School

See also

Media related to Ichinomoto Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "櫟本駅" [Ichinomoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha; 日本交通公社 (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 [Encyclopedia of Station Changes] (in Japanese) (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. OCLC 41362424.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter 13: Transportation and Communications - JR Transportation Performance