Yawatahama Station

Yawatahama Station (八幡浜駅, Yawatahama-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1][2]

Yawatahama Station

八幡浜駅
Yawatahama Station in 2014
Location1-11-5 Edooka, Yawatahama-shi, Ehime-ken 796-0031
Japan
Coordinates33°27′31″N 132°26′09″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance256.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + several passing loops and sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessNo - footbridge needed to access island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeU18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 February 1939 (1939-02-06)
Location
Yawatahama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 256.5 km from the beginning of the 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 tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. 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 car rental is available at the station. There is a passing loop between tracks 2 and 3, in between the side and island platform and several sidings are located south of the station beyond track 3.[2][5][6][3]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks. A passing loop can be seen on the right, between the two platforms. Sidings can be seen branching to the left beyond the island platform.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Iyo-Ōzu Uwakai Unomachi
Yosan Line
Senjō Local Futaiwa

History

The station was opened on 6 February 1939 as the western terminus of the then Yosan Mainline which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Hirano. It became a through-station on 20 June 1945 when the track of the Yosan Mainline linked up with the track of the then Uwajima Line at Unomachi, allowing through-traffic from Takamatsu to Uwajima. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), 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. "八幡浜" [Yawatahama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 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. 30, 70. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Yawatahama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "八幡浜駅" [Yawatahama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. "八幡浜" [Yawatahama]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 15 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. 641. 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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