Ikejiri Station (池尻駅, Ikejiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawasaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Ikejiri Station

池尻駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ikejiri Station in August 2009
General information
Location1025 Ikejiri, Kawasaki-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 827-0002
Japan
Coordinates33°36′46″N 130°48′21″E / 33.61278°N 130.80583°E / 33.61278; 130.80583
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance32.2 km from Jōno
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 July 1899 (1899-07-10)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Buzen-Kawasaki
towards Yoake
Hitahikosan Line Tagawa-Gotōji
towards Kokura
Location
Ikejiri Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Ikejiri Station
Ikejiri Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Ikejiri Station is located in Japan
Ikejiri Station
Ikejiri Station
Ikejiri Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 32.2 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.[2] One train per hour stops at the station during the daytime, increased to two per hour during the morning and evening peaks.

Layout

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The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building (which is an open pavilion with benches and no walls) by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

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1  JI Hitahikosan Line for Tagawa-Gotōji and Kokura
2  JI Hitahikosan Line for Soeda

History

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The station opened on 10 July 1899 as a station on the Hōshū Railway. The railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway in 1901 and nationalized in 1907. On 1 April 1987, with the privatisation of the JNR, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

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  • Fukuoka Prefectural Route 95 Soeda Akaike Line
  • Kawasaki Town Ikejiri Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
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