Ikenotani Station

Ikenotani Station (池谷駅, Ikenotani-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku. It has two station numbers: "T04" for the Kōtoku Line and "N04" for the Naruto Line.[1][2]

T04 N04
Ikenotani Station

池谷駅
Ikenotani Station in 2022
General information
LocationYanaginomoto-100 Ōasachō Ikenotani, Naruto- City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0303
Japan
Coordinates34°9′11″N 134°31′44″E
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)
Distance
  • 64.2 km (39.9 mi) from Takamatsu (Kōtoku Line)
  • 0 km (Official start point of Naruto Line)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - island platforms accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT04, N04
History
Opened1 July 1916 (1916-07-01)
Passengers
FY2019162
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Bandō
T05
towards Takamatsu
 Kōtoku Line Shōzui
T03
towards Tokushima
Terminus Naruto Line Awa-Ōtani
N05
towards Naruto
Limied Express
Itano
T07
towards Kojima
 Uzushio Shōzui
T03
towards Tokushima
Location
Ikenotani Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Ikenotani Station
Ikenotani Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Ikenotani Station is located in Japan
Ikenotani Station
Ikenotani Station
Ikenotani Station (Japan)

Lines

Ikenotani Station is served by the Kōtoku Line and is 64.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. It is also the terminus of the 8.5 kilometer Naruto Line; however many of the local trains on the Naruto Line provide a through service using the Kōtoku Line track to end and start again at Tokushima.

In addition, some trains of the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stop at the station.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms set in a "V"-shape. The island platform to the west serves two tracks of the Kōtoku Line while the one to the east serves two tracks of the Naruto Line. A station building is located in the centre of the "V". This is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. An "E"-shaped footbridge provides access from the station building to either island platform. South of the platforms, the four tracks merge through a series of points into a single track towards Tokushima. Steps and an elevator provide access to the island platform at the second level. Parking for bicycles is available under the elevated tracks.[2][4][5]

Platforms
1, 2 T Kōtoku Line for Itano and Takamatsu
for Tokushima
3 T Naruto Line for Naruto
4 N Naruto Line for Tokushima
  • A view of the western (Kōtoku Line) platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu. The station building is the red tiled building partly obscured by a section of footbridge to the right.
    A view of the western (Kōtoku Line) platforms looking in the direction of Takamatsu. The station building is the red tiled building partly obscured by a section of footbridge to the right.
  • A view of the eastern (Naruto Line) platforms looking in the direction of Naruto. The station building is in the centre and the Kōtoku Line platforms can be glimpsed to the extreme left.
    A view of the eastern (Naruto Line) platforms looking in the direction of Naruto. The station building is in the centre and the Kōtoku Line platforms can be glimpsed to the extreme left.
  • South of the station, the four tracks merge into one heading to Tokushima.
    South of the station, the four tracks merge into one heading to Tokushima.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1916 as s station on the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway). It was an intermediate station on a new stretch of track laid down by the company from Muya to Yoshinari and the now closed Furokawa. On 15 February 1923 a stretch of track was laid to Awa-Ōdera (now Itano) and Kajiyabara (now closed). On 1 July 1933: the Awa Railway was nationalized and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. The station was operated as part of the Awa Line. The station became part of Kōtoku Main Line with through traffic from Takamatsu to Sako from 20 March 1935. The stretch of track to Muya became the Muya Line with Ikenotani Station now designated as the official start of the line, In the process of these changes, the station was moved to its present location. On 1 March 1952 the Muya Line was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987 JNR (the successor to JGR) was privatized. JR Shikoku assumed control of the station. On 1 June 1988 the Kōtoku Main Line was renamed the Kōtoku Line.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area
  • Naruto City Oasa Junior High School

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "池谷" [Ikenotani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "Ikenotani Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "池谷駅" [Ikenotani Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 69, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
  6. 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. pp. 650, 652. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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