Yasoba Station

Yasoba Station (八十場駅, Yasoba-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y07".[1][2]

Yasoba Station

八十場駅
Yasoba Station in 2011
LocationNishinoshocho, Sakaide-shi, Kagawa-ken 762-0021
Japan
Coordinates34°18′48″N 133°53′06″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance18.6 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking place for bikes
Disabled accessYes - ramps lead up to platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY07
History
Opened27 January 1952 (1952-01-27)
Location
Yasoba Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 18.6 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local services stop at the station. In addition, although Tadotsu is the official start of the Dosan Line, some of its local trains start from and return to Takamatsu. These trains also stop at Yasoba.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building but weather shelters are provided on both platforms for waiting passengers. The station is unstaffed but a "Tickets Corner" (small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. Ramps lead up to each platform from the access road. There is no direct link between the platforms. A road level crossing at the end of the ramps is used to cross from one platform to the other. A designated parking space for bicycles is provided near the station.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Sun Port: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Nanpū Relay: Does not stop at this station
Kamogawa   Local   Sakaide
Dosan Line
Kamogawa   Local   Sakaide

History

The station opened on 27 January 1952 as an additional stop on the existing Yosan Line. At this time the station was operated by 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

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "八十場" [Yasoba]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 16, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Yasoba Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "八十場駅" [Yasoba Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. 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. 632. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.