Yawatahama Station

Coordinates: 33°27′31″N 132°26′09″E / 33.4587°N 132.4357°E / 33.4587; 132.4357
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U18
Yawatahama Station

八幡浜駅
Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeU18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 February 1939; 85 years ago (1939-02-06)
Passengers
FY20192038
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Futaiwa
U19
towards Uwajima
 Yosan Line Senjō
U17
towards Takamatsu
Location
Yawatahama Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Yawatahama Station
Yawatahama Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Yawatahama Station is located in Japan
Yawatahama Station
Yawatahama Station
Yawatahama Station (Japan)

Yawatahama Station (八幡浜駅, Yawatahama-eki) is a passenger

JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1][2]

Lines

Yawatahama Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 262.8  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

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.
    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

History

Yawatahama Station was opened on 6 February 1939 as the western terminus of the then Yosan Mainline which had been extended westwards from

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]

Surrounding area

  • Yawatahama Port Ferry Terminal
  • Yawatahama Labor Standards Inspection Office
  • Yawatahama Tax Office
  • Yawatahama City Public Health and Welfare Cente

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "八幡浜" [Yawatahama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951616
    .
  4. ^ a b "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. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  8. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .

External links

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