title: Ikawa Station
text: # Ikawa Station
  
  Ikawa Station (井川駅, Ikawa-eki) is a railway station Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. At an altitude of 636 metres (2,087 ft), it is the highest railway station in Shizuoka Prefecture.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ikawa Station is a terminus of the Ikawa Line, and is located 25.5 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Senzu.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has a wedge-shaped island platform for two tracks. There is also a small station building.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ōigawa Railway |||||
  | Ikawa Line |||||
  | Kanzō | Kanzō | - | Terminus | Terminus |
  
  ## Station history
  
  Ikawa Station was opened on August 1, 1959.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 118 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Ikawa Dam
  * Ikawa District Community Bus
     * For Shirakaba-so
     * For Yokosawa
        * This route bus had been originally operated by Shizuoka Railway until 2009. Now, at the last stop Yokosawa, it enables to transfer onto the Shizutetsu Just Line route bus Abe Line No.119 travels to Shin-Shizuoka Station.
  