Ieki Station

Ieki Station
家城駅
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
Connections
    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. Ieki Station effectively became the terminus for the Meishō Line as all services between Ieki and Ise-Okitsu were suspended between October 8, 2009 and March 26, 2016 due to the damages incurred from Typhoon Melor.

    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

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    2 ■ Meishō Line For Ise-Okitsu

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    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 until March 26, 2016.

    References

    1. ↑ 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.
    2. ↑ "Empty runaway train leaves station without driver". Mainichi Daily News. April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
    3. ↑ "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 / 34.6259; 136.3191

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