Chikanaga Station (近永駅, Chikanaga-eki) is a railway station on the Yodo Line in Kihoku, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G40".[1][2]

Chikanaga Station

近永駅
Platform of Chikanaga Station in 2010
General information
LocationChikanaga, Kihoku-chō, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime-ken 798-2101
Japan
Coordinates33°15′20″N 132°40′33″E / 33.2555°N 132.6758°E / 33.2555; 132.6758
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yodo Line
Distance60.4 km from Wakai
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - steps needed to reach platform
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku station
Station codeG40
History
Opened18 October 1914 (1914-10-18)
Location
Chikanaga Station is located in Japan
Chikanaga Station
Chikanaga Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 60.4 km from Wakai.[3][4]

Layout

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The station consists of an island platform served by two tracks. By the side of one track, a station building is located with a waiting and ticket window operated by a kan'i itaku contractor. The island platform is reached by crossing one track along a paved walkway and then climbing up some steps. Parking lots, a bike shed and a public telephone call box are located outside the building.[1][5][6]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Yodo Line
Izume - Fukata

History

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The station opened on 18 October 1914 as the terminus of a narrow-gauge line from Uwajima owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道). It became a through-station on 12 December 1923 when the line was extended to Yoshino (later renamed Yoshinobu). With the nationalization of the Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). Subsequently, with the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[4][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "近永" [Chikanaga]. yodosen-green.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Chikanaga Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "近永" [Chikanaga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. ^ "近永駅" [Chikanaga Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 646–647. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.