Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Matsuno, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G37".[1][2]
G37 Yoshinobu Station 吉野生駅 | |||||
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 Yoshinobu Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yoshino, Matsuno-chō, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime-ken 798-2111 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°13′28.3″N 132°43′45.3″E / 33.224528°N 132.729250°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | Yodo Line | ||||
| Distance | 53.0 km to Wakai | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available but no bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - overhead bridge to access one platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | G37 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 12 December 1923 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2018 | 28 | ||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 53.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. One platform is connected to a station building which is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. An overhead bridge leads across the tracks to the other platform which has a passenger shelter.[1][4][5]
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View of the overhead bridge linking the two platforms. -
View of the entrance to the station building.
Adjacent stations
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| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Shikoku | ||||
| Yodo Line | ||||
| Matsuchi | - | Matsumaru | ||
History
editThe station opened on 12 December 1923 when a narrow gauge line owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道) from Uwajima to Chikanaga was extended. The station became the new terminus and was given the name Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshinobu-eki). With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later corporatised as Japan National Railways (JNR) and was renamed Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki). On 26 March 1953, it became a through-station when the line was extended to Ekawasaki.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- former Yoshinobu town hall
- Hiromi River
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Yoshinobu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "吉野生駅" [Yoshinobu Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 646. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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