Kawanoe Station

Kawanoe Station (川之江駅, Kawanoe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y22".[1][2]

Y22
Kawanoe Station

川之江駅
Kawanoe Station in 2011
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates34°00′55″N 133°34′35″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance72.2 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + several sidings and passing loops
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - footbridge needed to access island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeY22
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1916 (1916-04-01)
Passengers
FY20191250
Location
Kawanoe Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Kawanoe Station
Kawanoe Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Kawanoe Station is located in Japan
Kawanoe Station
Kawanoe Station
Kawanoe Station (Japan)

Lines

Kawanoe Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 72.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.[4]

The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A station building houses a waiting room, shops and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] Various sidings and passing loops branch off the main tracks on both sides of the island platform.[3]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Kan'onji Shiokaze Iyo-Mishima
Kan'onji Ishizuchi Iyo-Mishima
Kan'onji Midnight Express Takamatsu Iyo-Mishima
Kan'onji Morning Express Takamatsu Iyo-Mishima
Yosan Line
Minoura Rapid Sunport Iyo-Mishima
Minoura Nanpū Relay Iyo-Mishima
Minoura Local Iyo-Mishima

History

Kawanoe Station opened on 1 April 1916 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Kan'onji. It became a through-station on 16 September 1917 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Mishima. 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

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "川之江" [Kawanoe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. 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. 8, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Kawanoe Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. "川之江駅" [Kawanoe Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "川之江" [Kawanoe]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 634. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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