Tachima Station (立間駅, Tachima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U24".[1][2]
U24 Tachima Station 立間駅 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tachima Station, December 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yoshidacho Tachima, Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture 799-3730 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°17′50″N 132°32′21″E / 33.2972°N 132.5392°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yosan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 280.3 km (174.2 mi) from Takamatsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + several sidings | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by ramps and a level crossing | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | U24 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 July 1941 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 112 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Lines
editThe station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 280.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains serve the station. Eastbound local trains terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A small station building beside the tracks serves as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of ramps and a level crossing. Several sidings and passing loops branch off the tracks on either side of the platform.[2][5][3]
History
editThe station was opened on 2 July 1941 as part of the then Uwajima Line which ran from Uwajima to Unomachi. Subsequently, the track of the then Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from Yawatahama and linked up with the Uwajima Line at Unomachi on 20 June 1945. The Uwajima Line and its stations, including Tachima, then became part of the Yosan Mainline from that date. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- Hoketsu Pass
- Tatsuma Ekimae Bus Stop
- Tatsuma Post Office.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "立間" [Tachima]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 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. pp. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "Tachima Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "立間駅" [Tachima Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 16 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. 642. 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
edit
Media related to Tachima Station at Wikimedia Commons