Ikarigaseki Station

Ikarigaseki Station (碇ヶ関駅, Ikarigaseki-eki) is a railway station on the northern Ōu Main Line in the city of Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ikarigaseki Station

碇ヶ関駅
Ikarigaseki Station in September 2019
Location13 Takada, Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0101
Japan
Coordinates40°28′46.19″N 140°37′20.39″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance427.2 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1895
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)113 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ōdate
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Ōwani-Onsen
toward Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Tsugaru-Yunosawa
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Nagamine
toward Aomori
Location
Ikarigaseki Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Ikarigaseki Station
Ikarigaseki Station (Japan)

Lines

Ikarigaseki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 427.2 km from the starting point of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima.[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
2 ■ Ōu Main Line (not normally used)
3 ■ Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki and Aomori

History

Ikarigaseki Station was opened on 21 October 1895 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways system, which later became the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Ikarigasaki Post Office
  • Former Ikarigaseki village hall
  • Ikarigaseki Elementary School
  • Ikarigaseki Junior High School

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 539. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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