Ichihana Station

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Ichihana Station 市塙駅
Ichihana Station (May 2014)
Location	Ichihana 2068-2, Ichikai, Haga, Tochigi （栃木県芳賀郡市貝町大字市塙2068-2） Japan
Coordinates	36°32′17″N 140°06′36″E / 36.5380°N 140.1101°E / 36.5380; 140.1101Coordinates: 36°32′17″N 140°06′36″E / 36.5380°N 140.1101°E / 36.5380; 140.1101
Operated by	Mooka Railway
Line(s)	Mooka Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
History
Opened	December 15, 1920 (1920-12-15)
Passengers
FY 2015	88 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station Tatara towards Shimodate SL Mooka Motegi Terminus Mooka Line Sasaharada towards Motegi

Ichihana Station (市塙駅, Ichihana-eki) is a railway station in Ichikai, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Lines[]

Ichihana Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 34.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout[]

Ichihana Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

History[]

Ichihana Station opened on 15 December 1920^[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988.

Surrounding area[]

• Ichikai Town Hall
• Ichikai Post Office
• Ichikai Elementary School
• Ichikai Middle School

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Ichihana Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)