Kami-Uwa Station
Kamiuwa Station (上宇和駅, Kamiuwa-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U21".[1][2]
Kami-Uwa Station 伊予石城駅 | |
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Location | Uwacho Shimomatsuba, Seiyo-shi, Ehime-ken 797-0018 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°22′48″N 132°30′04″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line |
Distance | 269.1 km from Takamatsu |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | No - steps to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | U21 |
History | |
Opened | 20 June 1945 |
Location | |
Kami-Uwa Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 269.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains serve the station. Eastbound local trains terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A short flight of steps leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the station.[2][5][3]
History
The station was opened on 20 June 1945. It was among a string of three intermediate stations which were set up when the then Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from Yawatahama to link up with track of the then Uwajima Line at Unomachi. This was the final phase of the extension of the Yosan Mainline which connected Takamatsu with Uwajima. 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, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "上宇和" [Kamiuwa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- 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. p. 30, 71. ISBN 9784062951616.
- "Kamiuwa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "上宇和駅" [Kamiuwa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 16 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 641. ISBN 4533029809.
- 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.