Ikoi-no-Mura Station
{{short description|Railway station in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ikoi-no-Mura Station
| native_name = いこいの村駅
| native_name_lang= ja
| symbol_location= jp
| symbol = jrk
|style=JR Kyushu
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| image = Ikoinomura station 1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ikoi-no-Mura Station in 2006, as seen from Japan National Route 57
| address = Takawara, Aso-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-2223
| borough =
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|32|56|12|N|131|05|40|E|format=dms|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}}
| owned =
| line = {{Color|#b96f30|■}} Hōhi Main Line
| distance = 51.2 km from {{STN|Kumamoto|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
| structure = At grade
| parking =
| bicycle = Bike shed
| accessible =
| code =
| status = Unstaffed
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191401_1601.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1989|03|11|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
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| passengers =
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR Kyushu|line= Hōhi |left=Aso|right=Miyaji}}
| map_type = Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Ikoi-no-Mura Station
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| mapframe-zoom = 17
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{{nihongo|Ikoi-no-Mura Station|いこいの村駅|Ikoi-no-Mura-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aso, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|accessdate=23 February 2018}}
Lines
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 51.2 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kumamoto|x}}.
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/houhi/station/0180_ikoinomura.htm|title=いこいの村|trans-title=Ikoi-no-Mura|accessdate=23 April 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}{{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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951654|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area|language=Japanese|pages= 37, 78}}
file:Ikoinomura station 2.jpg|A view of the platform and track.
History
JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.{{Teishajo|II|745}}
On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Ikoi-no-Mura, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso through Ikoi-no-Mura to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017{{Cite web|url=https://response.jp/article/2017/09/22/300113.html|title=豊肥本線の運休区間が縮小…阿蘇～三重町間再開|trans-title=Zone of suspended services on Hōhi Main Line reduced. Aso to Miemachi reopens|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=22 September 2017|publisher=Response.jp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002021236/https://response.jp/article/2017/09/22/300113.html|archivedate=2 October 2017}} Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/emergency/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/09/29/170929_1002keikaku.pdf|title=10 月２日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)|trans-title=Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice) |accessdate=2017-10-01|date=29 September 2017|publisher=JR Kyushu|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930180557/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/emergency/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/09/29/170929_1002keikaku.pdf|archivedate=30 September 2017}}
Surrounding area
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191401_1601.html Ikoi-no-Mura Station (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1989
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