Kōnokawa Station

Kōnokawa Station (高野川駅, Kōnokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S07".[1][2]

Kōnokawa Station

高野川駅
LocationFutamicho Konokawa, Iyo-shi, Ehime Prefecture 799-3201
Japan
Coordinates33°42′06″N 132°39′32″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance213.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS07
History
Opened1 February 1963 (1963-02-01)
Location
Kōnokawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 213.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and the eastbound trains stop 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. There is no station building, only a simple shelter for waiting passengers. A ramp leads down to the platform from the access road which is on a higher level.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yosan Line
Mukaibara   Local   Iyo-Kaminada

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as an added stop on the existing Yosan Line on 1 February 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "高野川" [Kōnokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 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. 27, 72. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Kōnokawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. "高野川駅" [Kōnokawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. 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. 639. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.
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