Ikura

Known weekday departures: 30/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 30/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:04 / 23:46

Busiest hour (known departures): 6:00–7:00 (3)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• JR Hakubi Line: Ishiga ⇄ Hokoku

Ikura Station opened on 25 October 1928 when the Ministry of Railways completed the Hakubi Line between Bitchū-Kawamo and Adachi, bringing the line into full operation. Scheduled service through Ikura began on 25 November that year. In 1982 the station was added to the stopping list of the limited-express "Yakumo" for a single daily pair, an honour it retained until the March 2006 timetable revision. Parcel handling ended in 1984, the present station building was completed in March 1986, and freight handling and on-station staffing both ended that November. With the 1987 privatisation of Japanese National Railways the station passed to JR West, and ICOCA acceptance began on 13 March 2021.

The station sits at the bottom of Ikura-kyō, a gorge eroded by the meandering Takahashi River, and the platforms themselves trace the curve of the canyon.