Imabari Station

Imabari Station (今治駅, Imabari-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".[1][2]

Imabari Station

今治駅
Imabari Station in 2010
Location1 Chome Kitahōraichō, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 794-0028
Japan
Coordinates34°3′51″N 132°59′37.1″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance144.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesParking and rental available
Disabled accessYes - platforms served by elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeY40
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 February 1924 (1924-02-11)
Location
Imabari Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 144.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan Line local trains which stop at the station 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]

In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island and a side platform serving three elevated tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a bakery, a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). The platforms are located on the third level. Passengers may cross from the side to the island platform and vice versa through a passage on the second level served by elevators and escalators. Bicycle rental is available at the station. Car parking and car rental is available just outside the station building.[2][5][6][7][3]

  • View of the platforms. The yellow column in the distance is the elevator shaft.
  • Passageway connecting the platforms.
  • Ticket gate.
  • Part of the station concourse.
  • Taxis outside the station. The bus terminal is just beyond.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Nyūgawa Shiokaze Iyo-Hōjō
Nyūgawa Ishizuchi Iyo-Hōjō
Iyo-Hōjō Midnight Express Matsuyama Nyūgawa
Nyūgawa Morning Express Matsuyama Iyo-Hōjō
Yosan Line
Iyo-Tomita Local Hashihama

History

The station opened on 11 February 1924 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Sakurai. It became a through-station on 1 December 1924 when the line was further extended to Ōnishi. 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.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "今治" [Imabari]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 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. 12, 67. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Imabari Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. "今治駅" [Imabari Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. "今治" [Imabari]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. "今治駅" [Imabari]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 636–637. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.
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