Kikuma Station

Kikuma Station
菊間駅
Location Kikumachohama, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2303
Japan
Coordinates 34°02′00″N 132°50′27″E / 34.0333°N 132.8409°E / 34.0333; 132.8409Coordinates: 34°02′00″N 132°50′27″E / 34.0333°N 132.8409°E / 34.0333; 132.8409
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Yosan Line
Distance 165.9 km from Takamatsu Station
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Designated parking area for bicycles
Disabled access No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code Y45
History
Opened 21 June 1925 (1925-06-21)
Location
Kikuma Station
Location within Japan

Kikuma Station (菊間駅, Kikuma-eki) is a railway station in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y45".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 165.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two staggered opposed platform serving two tracks. A station building serves as a waiting room and is linked to platform 1. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a designated parking area for bicycles. A siding branches off line 1 and leads to an area behind and to one side of the station building and is used mainly by track maintenance equipment.[2][5][6][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Iyo-Kameoka   Local   Asanami

History

The station opened on 21 June 1925 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line when it was extended westwards from Ōnishi. It became a through-station on 28 March 1926 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Hōjō. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, 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. 1 2 "菊間" [Kikuma]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 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. 15, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ↑ "Kikuma Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "菊間駅" [Kikuma Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "菊間" [Kikuma]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 4 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. 637. 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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