Niihama Station

Niihama Station (新居浜駅, Niihama-eki) is a railway station in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y29".[1][2]

Niihama Station

新居浜駅
Niihama Station in 2011
Location2-3 Sakaichō, Niihama-shi, Ehime-ken 792-0812
Japan
Coordinates33°56′54″N 133°17′39″E
Operated by
JR Shikoku

JR Freight

Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance103.1 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + numerous sidings and passing loops
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes - link bridge to platforms equipped with elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeY29
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 June 1921 (1921-06-21)
Location
Niihama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 103.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local trains which serve this station ply the Kan'onji - Iyo-Saijō sector. Passengers on local services continuing eastwards or westwards have to change trains. The Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay local trains serve this station and provide a through service to Takamatsu.[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 tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Car parking and rental are available.[2][5][6][7] The island platform is reached by means of a bridge equipped with elevators for barrier-free access.[8]

Numerous sidings and passing loops branch off on the south side of the station serving a freight container platform and freight yard.[3]

  • A view of the side and island platform in 2011. To the right is a freight train on a passing siding.
  • To the left is the island platform with a freight train. Next to it can be seen two passing sidings, the rightmost one served by the container platform. This photo was taken in 2012.
  • Niihama Station in 2015. To the right can be seen the North-South free passage, an elevator equipped bridge which allows pedestrians to cross the tracks.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Iyo-Mishima Shiokaze Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Mishima Ishizuchi Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Mishima Midnight Express Takamatsu Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Saijō Morning Express Takamatsu Iyo-Mishima
Iyo-Saijō Midnight Express Matsuyama Terminus
Terminus Morning Express Matsuyama Iyo-Saijō
Yosan Line
Takihama Rapid Sunport Nakahagi
Takihama Nanpū Relay Nakahagi
Takihama Local Nakahagi

History

The station opened on 21 June 1921 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Iyo-Doi to Iyo-Saijō. 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 and JR Freight.[9][10]

On 25 September 2017, JR Shikoku completed a barrier-free upgrade project for the station. The existing footbridge linking the platforms was replaced by a new bridge equipped with elevators.[8][11]

Surrounding area
  • Niihama Station North-South Free Passage (新居浜駅南北自由通路) - a bridge equipped with elevators which crosses the tracks, allowing access to parts of the town north and south of the station. The bridge opened on 1 February 2014 and was part of a municipal project to upgrade the area surrounding the station with plazas and parking lots.[12][13][14]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "新居浜" [Niihama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 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. 10, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Niihama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "新居浜駅" [Niihama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "新居浜駅" [Niihama]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. "新居浜駅" [Niihama]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. "伊予西条駅・新居浜駅 バリアフリー化完成式典" [Iyo-Saijō, Niihama Stations barrier free project completion ceremony]. Tetsudo.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 635. ISBN 4533029809.
  10. 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.
  11. "JR新居浜駅" [JR Niihama Station]. Barrier free journal (blog of barrier free investigator Mai). Retrieved 1 January 2018. See images of new bridge.
  12. "Cover story". Niihama (news magazine of Niihama city administration) (in Japanese). Niihama, Japan: Niihama City Administration. March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. "出逢いロード(新居浜駅南北自由通路)" [Niihama Station north-south free passage]. sne.co.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. "新居浜駅周辺整備の現状と今後の予定" [Niihama Station surrounding area development current situation and future plans] (PDF). Niihama City official website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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