Ikarigaseki Station - Wikipedia

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Ikarigaseki Station 碇ヶ関駅
Ikarigaseki Station in September 2019
General information
Location	13 Takada, Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0101 Japan
Coordinates	40°28′46.19″N 140°37′20.39″E / 40.4794972°N 140.6223306°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	427.2 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 October 1895
Passengers
FY2015	113 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōdate towards Akita Tsugaru Ōwani-Onsen towards Aomori Ōu Main Line Rapid Tsugaru-Yunosawa towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Nagamine towards Aomori
Location Ikarigaseki Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Ikarigaseki Station Ikarigaseki Station (Japan)

Ikarigaseki Station (碇ヶ関駅, Ikarigaseki-eki) is a railway station on the northern Ōu Main Line in the city of Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ikarigaseki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 427.2 km from the starting point of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima.^[1]

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Ikarigaseki Station was opened on 21 October 1895 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways system, which later became the Japanese National Railways (JNR).^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.^[1]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

• Ikarigasaki Post Office
• Former Ikarigaseki village hall
• Ikarigaseki Elementary School
• Ikarigaseki Junior High School

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

• Official website (in Japanese)