Ieki Station
Ieki Station 家城駅 | |
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 Ieki Station | |
| Location |
Hakusan-cho Minami-Ieki 874, Tsu, Mie （三重県津市白山町南家城874） Japan |
| Operated by | Central Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Meishō Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2011) | 195 daily |
Ieki Station (家城駅 Ieki-eki) is a railway station located in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is 25.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meishō Line at Matsusaka Station. Since Typhoon Melor on October 8, 2009, Ieki Station has effectively become a terminus for the Meishō Line as all further services remain suspended.
Lines
Layout
Ieki Station has two opposed side platforms. However, since October 8, 2009, use of platform 2 has been discontinued.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Meishō Line | For Matsusaka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meishō Line | ||||
| Sekinomiya | - | 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] During Typhoon Melor (2009) on October 8, 2009, services on the Meishō Line were suspended. Services were resumed on October 15, 2009 as far as Ieki Station, but onward services to Ise-Okitsu Station remain suspended with no announced date of resumption.
External links
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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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 384. ISBN 4533029809.
- ↑ "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.
Coordinates: 34°37′33″N 136°19′09″E / 34.6259°N 136.3191°E