Horie Station
Horie Station (堀江駅, Horie-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y52".[1][2]
Y52 Horie Station 堀江駅 | |
|---|---|
 Horie Station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Horiecho, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2651 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°54′18″N 132°45′12″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Shikoku |
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line |
| Distance | 184.9 km from Takamatsu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | Y52 |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 April 1927 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 444 |
| Location | |
  Horie Station Location within Ehime Prefecture  Horie Station Horie Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Horie Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 184.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[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 opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A disused freight car has been set up next to the tracks and converted into a waiting room in the same style as at Minoura. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] A siding branches off line 1 and leads to the traces of a disused freight platform.[3]
History
Horie Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. 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]
Surrounding area
- Horie Sea Station Umiterasu (former Horie Port)
- Horie Beach
- Matsuyama Municipal Horie Elementary School
See also
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "堀江" [Horie]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- 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. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
- "Horie Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "堀江駅" [Horie Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "堀江" [Horie]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Media related to Horie Station at Wikimedia Commons