Ikawa Station

Ikawa Station 井川駅
Ikawa Station in October 2007
General information
Location	Ikawa, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°12′44.58″N 138°13′16.60″E
Elevation	636 meters
Operated by	Ōigawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Ikawa Line
Distance	25.5 kilometers from Senzu
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	August 1, 1959
Passengers
FY2017	118 daily
Location Ikawa Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Ikawa Station Ikawa Station (Japan)

Ikawa Station

Ikawa Station (井川駅, Ikawa-eki) is a railway station Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. At an altitude of 636 metres (2,087 ft), it is the highest railway station in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Lines

Ikawa Station is a terminus of the Ikawa Line, and is located 25.5 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Senzu.

Station layout

The station has a wedge-shaped island platform for two tracks. There is also a small station building.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōigawa Railway
Ikawa Line
Kanzō		-	Terminus

Station history

Ikawa Station was opened on August 1, 1959.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 118 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Ikawa Dam
• Ikawa District Community Bus
  • For Shirakaba-so
  • For Yokosawa
    • This route bus had been originally operated by Shizuoka Railway until 2009. Now, at the last stop Yokosawa, it enables to transfer onto the Shizutetsu Just Line route bus Abe Line No.119 travels to Shin-Shizuoka Station.

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Ikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōigawa Railway home page