Nyūgawa Station (Ehime)

Nyūgawa Station (壬生川駅, Nyūgawa-eki) is a railway station in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".[1][2]

Nyūgawa Station

壬生川駅
Nyūgawa Station in 2017
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°55′46″N 133°05′08″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance126.8 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 passing loop + other sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeY36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1923 (1923-05-01)
Location
Nyūgawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 126.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan Line local trains which stop at the station 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]

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, a convenience store and a bakery, and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). The island platform is accessed by means of a footbridge. Car parking is available.[2][5][6][7]

A passing loop runs to the west of the island platform and several short sidings branch off the main tracks.[3]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Iyo-Saijō Shiokaze Imabari
Iyo-Saijō Ishizuchi Imabari
Imabari Midnight Express Matsuyama Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Saijō Morning Express Matsuyama Imabari
Yosan Line
Tamanoe Local Iyo-Miyoshi

History

The station opened on 1 May 1923 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Saijō. It became a through-station on 1 October 1923 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Miyoshi. 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.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "壬生川" [Nyūgawa]. 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. 13, 67. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Nyūgawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. "壬生川駅" [Nyūgawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "壬生川駅" [Nyūgawa]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. "壬生川駅" [Nyūgawa]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 635. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.
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