Iga Station

JD 10
Iga Station
JD 10 ; Iga Station; 伊賀駅
	Iga Station in 2016
Location	1-8 Tobarahigashi, Kasuya-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2318; Japan
Coordinates	33°37′15″N 130°28′25″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kashii Line
Distance	18.2 km from Saitozaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Remotely managed station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 January 1904
Previous names	Chōjabaru (until 1 October 1908)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	740 daily
Rank	198th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
	JD 10 ; Iga Station Location within Japan

Iga Station (伊賀駅, Iga-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 18.2 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A station building shares facilities with a community facilities called the "Harmony Hall" and houses a small waiting area and automatic ticket machines. A siding branches off the track and is used by track maintenance vehicles. Beside the siding are the traces of a disused freight platform.[2][3][4]

A view of the station platform and track. Note the siding to the right. The disused freight platform is behind the maintenance train.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kashii Line
JD 09 Doi		Local	JD 11 Chōjabaru

History

The station was opened on 1 January 1904 with the name Chōjabaru Station (長者原駅, Chōjabaru-eki) by the private Hakata Bay Railway as an intermediate station on a track it opened between Saitozaki and Sue. On 1 October 1908, the name was changed to Iga. On 19 September 1942, the company, now renamed the Hakata Bay Railway and Steamship Company, with a few other companies, merged into the Kyushu Electric Tramway. Three days later, the new conglomerate, which had assumed control of the station, became the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's track from Saitozaki to Sue and the later extensions to Shinbaru and Umi were nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and the track which served it was designated the Kashii 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. When a new station located next on the line was opened in 1988, the old name of Chōjabaru was given to it.[5][6]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 740 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 198th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

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References

"JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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3巻北九州筑豊エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.
"伊賀駅" [Iga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
"伊賀駅に訪問" [Visit to Iga Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Provides photographic coverage of station facilities.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 220. ISBN 4533029809.
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. 696. ISBN 4533029809.
"香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
"駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

Iga (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[kawashima-2] 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3巻北九州筑豊エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.

[hacchi-3] "伊賀駅" [Iga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[4] "伊賀駅に訪問" [Visit to Iga Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Provides photographic coverage of station facilities.

[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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 220. ISBN 4533029809.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 696. ISBN 4533029809.

[smart-7] "香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[8] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.