Ichibe Station

Railway station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan

34°43′35″N 136°08′54″E / 34.7263°N 136.1484°E / 34.7263; 136.1484Line(s)■ Iga LineDistance9.2 km from Iga-UenoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMay 25, 1926PassengersFY2019105 daily

Location
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Ichibe Station (市部駅, Ichibe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.

Lines

Ichibe Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 9.2 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended and has no station building. The platform is short and can only handle trains of two cars in length.

Platform

■ Iga Line

For Iga-Ueno
For Iga-Kambe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iga Line
Idamichi		-	Inako

History

Ichibe Station was opened on May 25, 1926. Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. The station was closed from June 1, 1945 through October 21, 1947.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 105 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 422
Kizu River

References

^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.