Kitanada Station
Kitanada Station 喜多灘駅 | |||||
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03.JPG) Kitanada Station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Futamichokushi, Iyo-shi, Ehime-ken 799-3312 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′15″N 132°31′52″E / 33.6374°N 132.5311°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 228.2 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade (sidehill cutting) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | S11 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 6 October 1935 | ||||
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Kitanada Station (喜多灘駅, Kitanada-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S11".[1][2]
Lines
The station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 228.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Eastbouund local services end at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cut. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A steep flight of steps leads up to the station from the main road. A toilet building is located at the base of the steps and there is limited parking.[2][5] A siding branches off the track and leads to a disused freight platform. There are also traces of trackbed on the other side of the passenger platform, indicating that it was once an island serving two tracks.[3]
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A view of the station entrance.
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Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yosan Line | ||||
| Kushi | Local | Iyo-Nagahama | ||
History
The station was opened on 6 October 1935 as an intermediate stop when the then Yosan mainline was extended from Shimonada to Iyo-Nagahama, thus linking up with the track of the then Ehime Line and establishing through traffic from Takamatsu to Iyo-Ōzu. 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, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "喜多灘" [Kitanada]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 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. 29, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "Kitanada Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "喜多灘駅" [Kitanada Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 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. 639. 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.
