Horie Station (堀江駅, Horie-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y52".[1][2]

Y52
Horie Station

堀江駅
Horie Station in 2009
General information
LocationHoriecho, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2651
Japan
Coordinates33°54′18″N 132°45′12″E / 33.9051°N 132.7534°E / 33.9051; 132.7534
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance184.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY52
History
Opened3 April 1927 (1927-04-03)
Passengers
FY2019444
Location
Horie Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Horie Station
Horie Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Horie Station is located in Japan
Horie Station
Horie Station
Horie Station (Japan)

Lines

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Horie Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 184.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]

Layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A disused freight car has been set up next to the tracks and converted into a waiting room in the same style as at Minoura. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] A siding branches off line 1 and leads to the traces of a disused freight platform.[3]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Yosan Line
Kōyōdai Local Iyo-Wake

History

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Horie Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

Surrounding area

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  • Horie Sea Station Umiterasu (former Horie Port)
  • Horie Beach
  • Matsuyama Municipal Horie Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "堀江" [Horie]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Horie Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ^ "堀江駅" [Horie Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ^ "堀江" [Horie]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  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. p. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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