Iyo-Sangawa Station

Iyo-Sangawa Station (伊予寒川駅, Iyo-Sangawa-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y24".[1][2]

Iyo-Sangawa Station

伊予寒川駅
Iyo-Sangawa Station in 2009
LocationSangawacho, Shikokuchūō-shi, Ehime-ken 799-0431
Japan
Coordinates33°58′04″N 133°30′00″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance81.7 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessNo - access to platform 2 is by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY24
History
Opened1 April 1933 (1933-04-01)
Location
Iyo-Sangawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 81.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6]

Sidings branch off the tracks on both sides of the station.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Iyo-Mishima Rapid Sunport Akaboshi
Iyo-Mishima Nanpū Relay Akaboshi
Iyo-Mishima Local Akaboshi

History

The station opened on 1 April 1933 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. 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]

Scenes from the 2010 movie Shodo Girls were filmed at this station.

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "伊予寒川" [Iyo-Sangawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  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. 10, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Iyo-Sangawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "伊予寒川駅" [Iyo-Sangawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. "伊予寒川" [Iyo-Sangawa]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  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. 635. 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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