Yawatahama Station (八幡浜駅, Yawatahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1][2]
U18 Yawatahama Station 八幡浜駅 | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Yawatahama Station in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-11-5 Edooka, Yawatahama City, Ehime Prefecture 796-0031 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′31″N 132°26′09″E / 33.4587°N 132.4357°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yosan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 262.8 km (163.3 mi) from Takamatsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 + several passing loops and sidings | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - footbridge needed to access island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Station code | U18 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 February 1939 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2038 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYawatahama Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 262.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]
In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.[4]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Car parking and car rental is available at the station. There is a passing loop between tracks 2 and 3, in between the side and island platform and several sidings are located south of the station beyond track 3.[2][5][6][3]
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A view of the station platforms and tracks. A passing loop can be seen on the right, between the two platforms. Sidings can be seen branching to the left beyond the island platform.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Iyo-Ōzu | Uwakai | Unomachi | ||
History
editYawatahama Station was opened on 6 February 1939 as the western terminus of the then Yosan Mainline which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Hirano. It became a through-station on 20 June 1945 when the track of the Yosan Mainline linked up with the track of the then Uwajima Line at Unomachi, allowing through-traffic from Takamatsu to Uwajima. 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.[7][8]
Surrounding area
edit- Yawatahama Port Ferry Terminal
- Yawatahama Labor Standards Inspection Office
- Yawatahama Tax Office
- Yawatahama City Public Health and Welfare Cente
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "八幡浜" [Yawatahama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 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. 30, 70. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ a b "Yawatahama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "八幡浜駅" [Yawatahama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "八幡浜" [Yawatahama]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 15 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. 641. 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- Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)
Media related to Yawatahama Station at Wikimedia Commons