Haruka Station

Haruka Station
春賀駅
Location Haruka, Ōzu-shi, Ehime-ken 795-0046
Japan
Coordinates 33°33′21″N 132°33′19″E / 33.5558°N 132.5553°E / 33.5558; 132.5553Coordinates: 33°33′21″N 132°33′19″E / 33.5558°N 132.5553°E / 33.5558; 132.5553
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Yosan Line
Distance 243.4 km from Takamatsu
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access Yes - ramp to platform from access road
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code S16
History
Opened 20 October 1961 (1961-10-20)
Location
Haruka Station
Location within Japan

Haruka Station (春賀駅, Haruka-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S16".[1][2]

Lines

The station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 243.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Eastbound local services end at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp up to the platform from the access road.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Hataki Local Gorō

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 October 1961 as an added stop on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "春賀" [Haruka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. p. 28, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ↑ "Haruka Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "春賀駅" [Haruka Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 26 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. 640. 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.
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