title: Ichihana Station
text: # Ichihana Station
  
  Ichihana Station (市塙駅, Ichihana-eki) is a railway station in Ichikai, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ichihana Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 34.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Ichihana Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Ichihana Station opened on 15 December 1920 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Ichikai Town Hall
  * Ichikai Post Office
  * Ichikai Elementary School
  * Ichikai Middle School
  