Abt Ichishiro Station

35°10′3.67″N 138°8′40.87″E / 35.1676861°N 138.1446861°E / 35.1676861; 138.1446861Elevation307 metersOperated by Ōigawa RailwayLine(s)■ Ikawa LineDistance9.9 kilometers from SenzuPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpenedAugust 1, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-08-01)Previous namesKawane-Ichishiro (until 1990)PassengersFY20173 daily

Location
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Abt Ichishiro Station (アプトいちしろ駅, Aputoichishiro-eki) is a train station in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. From Abt Ichishiro Station to Nagashima Dam Station the gradient is very steep and an Abt rack system is used.

Abt Ichishiro Station is served by the Ikawa Line, and is located 9.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Senzu.

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to a small red-roofed station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

«		Service	»
Ōigawa Railway
Ikawa Line
Okuizumi		-	Nagashima Dam
Ikawa Line (~1990)
Okuizumi		-	Ōkashima

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.

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

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