Ichinokawa Station

Ichinokawa Station (市ノ川駅) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Aso, Kumamoto, Japan.

Lines
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 42.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.

Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers.

History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 10 March 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

The track from Higo-Ōzu to Aso was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and service between the stations, including to Ichinokawa has been suspended. JR Kyushu has commenced repair work, starting first with the sector from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno but has not announced a targeted completion date. The track east and west of Ichinokawa has been damaged in several places but the station itself appears to have escaped serious damage.