Horie Station

Horie Station (堀江駅, Horie-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y52".[1][2]

Horie Station

堀江駅
Horie Station in 2009
LocationHoriecho, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2651
Japan
Coordinates33°54′18″N 132°45′12″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance184.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY52
History
Opened3 April 1927 (1927-04-03)
Location
Horie Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 184.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A disused freight car has been set up next to the tracks and converted into a waiting room in the same style as at Minoura. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] A siding branches off line 1 and leads to the traces of a disused freight platform.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Kōyōdai Local Iyo-Wake

History

The station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. 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.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "堀江" [Horie]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. 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. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Horie Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. "堀江駅" [Horie Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. "堀江" [Horie]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.
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