Iyo-Wake Station (伊予和気駅, Iyo-Wake-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 "Y53".[1][2]
Y53 Iyo-Wake Station 伊予和気駅 | |||||
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 Iyo-Wake Station in 2014. The train has stopped at platform 2, Note the sidings to the left. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′21″N 132°44′27″E / 33.8893°N 132.7408°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 187.0 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + several sidings | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | Y53 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 April 1927 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 796 | ||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 187.0 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
editIyo-Wake Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Line 1, served by platform 1, is the straight track and line 2, served by platform 2, is a passing loop. A station building linked to platform 1 houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] Several sidings branch off line 2 while on the side of platform 1 are the traces of a disused freight platform.[3]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosan Line | ||||
| Horie | Local | Mitsuhama | ||
History
editIyo-Wake 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
edit- Taisen-ji, 52nd temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
- Enmyo-ji, 53rd temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
- Shikoku Electric Power Matsuyama Solar Power Plant
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama School for the Deaf
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "伊予和気" [Iyo-Wake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ 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. p. 16h, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "Iyo-Wake Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "伊予和気駅" [Iyo-Wake Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "伊予和気" [Iyo-Wake]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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