Kikuma Station

Kikuma Station (菊間駅, Kikuma-eki) is a railway station in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y45".[1][2]

Kikuma Station

菊間駅
LocationKikumachohama, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2303
Japan
Coordinates34°02′00″N 132°50′27″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance165.9 km from Takamatsu Station
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicycles
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY45
History
Opened21 June 1925 (1925-06-21)
Location
Kikuma Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 165.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.[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 staggered opposed platform serving two tracks. A station building serves as a waiting room and is linked to platform 1. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a designated parking area for bicycles. A siding branches off line 1 and leads to an area behind and to one side of the station building and is used mainly by track maintenance equipment.[2][5][6][3]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yosan Line
Iyo-Kameoka   Local   Asanami

History

The station opened on 21 June 1925 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line when it was extended westwards from Ōnishi. It became a through-station on 28 March 1926 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Hōjō. 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. "菊間" [Kikuma]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 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. 15, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Kikuma Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. "菊間駅" [Kikuma Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "菊間" [Kikuma]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 4 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. 637. 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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