Hataki Station

Hataki Station (八多喜駅, Hataki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S15".^[1][2]

S15 Hataki Station 八多喜駅
Hataki Station in August 2020
General information
Location	Hataki-chō, Ōzu City, Ehime Prefecture 795-0041 Japan
Coordinates	33°33′46″N 132°32′26″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yosan Line
Distance	241.7 km (150.2 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - steps at entrance to station building
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	S15
History
Opened	14 February 1918; 106 years ago (1918-02-14)
Passengers
FY2019	64
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Haruka S16 towards Uwajima Yosan Line via Iyo-Nagahama Iyo-Shirataki S14 towards Takamatsu
Location Hataki Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Hataki Station Hataki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hataki Station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 241.7 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 consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.^[2][5][3]

History

The station opened on 14 February 1918. At that time, it was an intermediate station on the privately run 762 mm gauge Ehime Railway from Nagahama-machi (now Iyo-Nagahama) to Ōzu (now Iyo-Ōzu). When the company was nationalized on 1 October 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control and operated the station as part of the Ehime Line. Subsequently, the track of the Ehime Line was regauged to 1,067 mm. A link up with the Yosan Line was created between Kitanada and Iyo-Nagahama. The stretch of Ehime Line track from Iyo-Nagahama to Iyo-Ōzu, including Hataki was then incorporated into the Yosan Main Line on 6 October 1935. In the process, Hataki was also moved to its present location. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.^[6][7]

Surrounding area

• Ozu Municipal Awazu Elementary School
• Ozu Municipal Ozu Higashi Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "八多喜" [Hataki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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. 28, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Hataki Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
5. "八多喜駅" [Hataki 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 640. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• Station timetable

Media related to Hataki Station at Wikimedia Commons