Ikeda Station (Kumamoto)

{{short description|Railway station located in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Ikeda Station

| native_name = 池田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Kumaden Ikeda Station.JPG

| alt = Station platform

| caption = Ikeda Station platform

| other_name =

| address = 2-chōme-10 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 860-0082

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|32.8267|N|130.7076|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline,title}}

| operator = 20px Kumamoto Electric Railway

| line = {{colorbull|Brown}} Kikuchi Line

| distance =1.4 km from {{STN|Kami-Kumamoto|x}}

| platforms = 1 side platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code = KD03

| opened = {{Start date|1950|10|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 62

| pass_year = FY2018

| services =

{{Adjacent stations

|system=Kumaden |line=Kikuchi

|left=Kankanzaka |right=Uchigoshi

}}

| map_type = Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ikeda Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

}}

{{Nihongo|Ikeda Station|池田駅|Ikeda-eki|}} is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951630|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area|language=Japanese|pages=35, 72}} {{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/kumaden/station/0020_ikeda.htm|title=池田駅|trans-title= Ikeda Station|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}

Lines

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 1.4 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kami-Kumamoto|x}}.Only local trains serve the station{{cite web |title=新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表 |url=https://www.navitime.co.jp/diagram/timetable?node=00004270&lineId=00000336&updown=1 |website=Navitime |accessdate=5 March 2019}}

Layout

Ikeda Station is a ground-level station with one side platform. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1950.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 62 passengers daily.[https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ ] - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧

Surrounding area

  • Kumamoto City Ikeda Elementary School
  • NTT Training Center
  • Yamabushizuka (City-designated Historic Site)

See also

References

{{reflist}}