Kita-Iyo Station
Kita-Iyo Station 北伊予駅 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Kanzaki, Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime-ken 791-3161 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′14″N 132°44′56″E / 33.7872°N 132.7488°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 200.3 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + 2 sidings | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | U02 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 27 February 1930 | ||||
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Kita-Iyo Station (北伊予駅, Kita-Iyo-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Masaki, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U02".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 200.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two staggered opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Line 1, served by platform 1 on the side of the station building, is a through track while line 2 is a passing loop. The station building is unstaffed and houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.[2][5] Two sidings branch off line 1 and end near the station building.[3]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yosan Line | ||||
| Ichitsubo | Local | Minami-Iyo | ||
History
The station opened on 27 February 1930 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from {Matsuyama to Iyoshi. 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.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "北伊予" [Kita-Iyo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 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. 24, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "Iyo-Kita Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "北伊予駅" [Kita-Iyo Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 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.