Ichibu Station (Nara)
is a station in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on the Kintetsu Ikoma Line of the Kintetsu Railway. The name of 'Ichibu' can be found in a record written in 8th century, as a place of the residence of Prince Arima in the 7th century. History 1926 (Showa 1) December 28: Ikoma Line was extended. Ichibu Station was opened along with other stations between Motosanjōguchi Station and Ikoma Station. 1964 (Showa 39) October 1: Kinki Nippon Railway, which had been the owner of Ichibu Station, was acquired by Kintetsu Railway. Ichibu Station became part of the Kintetsu Ikoma Line. 1977 (Showa 52) July 31: Double track was added in Nabata, Ichibu and Minami-Ikoma Stations. 2007 (Heisei 19) April 1: PiTaPa system was incorporated to the station. Lines Kintetsu Ikoma Line Surrounding area Ikoma Senior High School Ikoma Jinja Daini-Hanna Road Ichibu Slip Road Chikurin-ji References Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture