Ieki Station

Ieki Station (家城駅, Ieki-eki) is a railway station located in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is 25.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meishō Line at Matsusaka Station.

Ieki Station

家城駅
Ieki Station
LocationHakusan-cho Minami-Ieki 874, Tsu, Mie
（三重県津市白山町南家城874）
Japan
Operated byCentral Japan Railway Company
Line(s)Meishō Line
Connections
    History
    Opened1931
    Traffic
    Passengers (2011)195 daily

    Lines

    Layout

    Ieki Station has two opposed side platforms. However, since October 8, 2009, use of platform 2 has been discontinued.

    Platforms
    1 ■ Meishō Line For Matsusaka
    2 ■ Meishō Line For Ise-Okitsu

    Adjacent stations
    « Service »
    Meishō Line
    Sekinomiya or Terminus   Local   Ise-Takehara or Terminus

    History

    Ieki Station was opened on September 11, 1931 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) (which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II). Until December 5, 1935, the station was the terminus of the line.[1] Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

    There were two incidents of train runaway involving this station on August 20, 2006, and April 19, 2009. In both cases an empty railcar left Ieki Station when the driver failed to park the railcar properly, and was found about eight kilometers away (between Isegi and Ise-Ōi stations). There were no casualties from either of the incidents.[2][3]

    Between October 8, 2009 and March 26, 2016, the section between Ieki and Ise-Okitsu was closed due to the damages incurred from Typhoon Melor. During this time, a bus service ran between the stations.[4][5]

    References
    1. 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. 384. ISBN 4533029809.
    2. "Empty runaway train leaves station without driver". Mainichi Daily News. April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
    3. "Unattended railroad car rolls 8.5 km". The Japan Times. August 21, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
    4. Annual Report 2016 (PDF) (in Japanese). Central Japan Railway Company. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
    5. "JR東海が｢不通路線｣を復旧した本当の理由" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. pp. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

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