Ieki Station

Ieki Station

家城駅
Ieki Station; 家城駅
	Ieki Station, August 2018
General information
Location	Hakusan-cho Minami-Ieki 874, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 515-3133; Japan
Coordinates	34.6259°N 136.3191°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Meishō Line
Distance	25.8 km from Matsusaka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal;
History
Opened	September 11, 1931
Passengers
FY2019	232 daily
Location
	Ieki Station Location within Mie Prefecture Ieki Station Ieki Station (Japan)

Ieki Station (家城駅, Ieki-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Ieki Station is served by the Meishō Line, and is 25.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsusaka Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. However, from October 8, 2009 to 26 March, 2016, platform 2 was not used.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Meishō Line
Sekinomiya		Local		Ise-Takehara

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 232 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]

Surrounding area

Mie Prefectural Hakusan High School
Ieki Post Office
Iejo Castle Ruins

References

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 384. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
"Empty runaway train leaves station without driver". Mainichi Daily News. April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
"Unattended railroad car rolls 8.5 km". The Japan Times. August 21, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
Annual Report 2016 (PDF) (in Japanese). Central Japan Railway Company. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
"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.
三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ieki Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR Central home page

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[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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 384. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[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.

[Mie2019stats-6] 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.