Operated by Ōigawa Railway | Line(s) Ikawa Line Opened 1959 | |
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Location Baichi, Kawanehon, Haibara, Shizuoka（静岡県榛原郡川根本町梅地）Japan Previous names Kawane-Ichishiro (until 1990) Similar | ||
Oigawa railway abt ichishiro station overview japan 08 dec 2013
Abt Ichishiro Station (アプトいちしろ駅, Aputoichishiro-eki) is a train station in Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on the Ikawa Line of the Ōigawa Railway. From Abt Ichishiro Station to Nagashima Dam Station the gradient is very steep and an Abt rack system is used.
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Station history
Abt Ichishiro Station was opened on August 1, 1959 and was originally named Kawane-Ichishiro Station (川根市代駅). The original line past this station and the stations on that line are now submerged under the waters of the reservoir created by the completion of the Nagashima Dam. When Nagashima Dam Station was built in 1990, the present Abt system was installed.
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Layout
Abt Ichishiro Station has an opposed side platforms serving two tracks, and a small red-roofed station building.