Iyo-Yokota Station

Iyo-Yokota Station
伊予横田駅
Iyo-Yokota Station in 2008
Location Yokota, Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime-ken 791-3154
Japan
Coordinates 33°46′22″N 132°43′38″E / 33.7728°N 132.7271°E / 33.7728; 132.7271Coordinates: 33°46′22″N 132°43′38″E / 33.7728°N 132.7271°E / 33.7728; 132.7271
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Yosan Line
Distance 203.0 km from Takamatsu
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Bicycle facilities Designated parking area for bicycles
Disabled access Yes - ramp to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code U03
History
Opened 15 April 1961 (1961-04-15)
Location
Iyo-Yokota Station
Location within Japan

Iyo-Yokota Station (伊予横田駅, Iyo-Yokota-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Masaki, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U03".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 203.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The platform is equipped with a weather shelter and a "tickets corner", a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp, a waiting room has been set up and there is a designated parking area for bicycles.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Kita-Iyo Local Torinoki

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a new stop on the existing Yosan Line on 15 April 1961. 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. 1 2 "伊予横田" [Iyo-Yokota]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ↑ "Iyo-Yokota Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "伊予横田駅" [Iyo-Yokota Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 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. 638. 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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