Uchiko Station

Uchiko Station (内子駅, Uchiko-eki) is a railway station on the Uchiko branch of the Yosan Line in Uchiko, Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U10".[1][2]

Uchiko Station

内子駅
Uchiko Station in 2011
LocationUchiko-cho, Kita-gun, Ehime-ken 791-3301
Japan
Coordinates33°32′58″N 132°38′47″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance232.0 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessPartial - elevator to platforms 1 and 2 only
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeU10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1920 (1920-05-01)
Location
Uchiko Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Although the station is officially on the Uchiko Line, JR Shikoku runs it operationally as part of Yosan Line and as such it only carries the "U" prefix common to other Yosan line stations. It is located 232.0 km from the beginning of the Yosan line at Takamatsu.[3] Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]

In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island and a side platform serving three elevated tracks. A station building of tradition Japanese design with a tiled roof is located underneath the elevated structure and houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) on level 1. Stairs lead to a landing at level 2 which also has seats for waiting passengers. From there separate flights of stairs lead to level 3 where platforms 1 and 2 (island) and platform 3 (side platform) are located. An elevator is provided after the ticket gate on level 1 which leads directly to platforms 1 and 2 only. A bike shed is provided and parking is available under the elevated structure.[2][5][6][3]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Iyo-Nakayama Uwakai Iyo-Ōzu
Yosan Line (Uchiko branch)
Iyo-Tachikawa Local Ikazaki

History

The station was opened on 1 February 1920 as a terminus of the private Ehime Railway (愛媛鉄道, Ehime Tetsudō), a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) light railway line starting from Wakamiya Junction (若宮連絡所, Wakamiya-renraku-sho), near Nagahama-machi (the present Iyo-Nagahama). On October 1, 1933, the line was nationalised and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) operated the station as part of the Ehime Line (愛媛線, Ehime-sen). On October 6, 1935, after the track had been re-gauged to 1,067 mm, the station became part of the Uchiko Line. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, undertook the construction of the Uchiko branch of the Yosan Line which involved building a new stretch of track from Mukaibara to Uchiko. The track at Uchiko was re-aligned and elevated and the station location moved. The new station reopened on 3 March 1986. It was still designated as a station on the Uchiko Line but was now operated as part of the Yosan Line. 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. "内子" [Uchiko]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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. 29, 70. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Uchiko Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "内子駅" [Uchiko Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "内子" [Uchiko]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 18 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. pp. 643–4. 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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