Iyo-Sangawa Station

Iyo-Sangawa Station (伊予寒川駅, Iyo-Sangawa-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 "Y24".^[1][2]

Y24 Iyo-Sangawa Station 伊予寒川駅
Iyo-Sangawa Station in 2009
General information
Location	Sangawacho, Shikokuchūō-shi, Ehime-ken 799-0431 Japan
Coordinates	33°58′04″N 133°30′00″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	81.7 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - access to platform 2 is by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y24
History
Opened	1 April 1933 (1933-04-01)
Passengers
FY2019	220
Location Iyo-Sangawa Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Iyo-Sangawa Station Iyo-Sangawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iyo-Sangawa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 81.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.^[2][5][6]

Sidings branch off the tracks on both sides of the station.^[3]

• 
  A view of the platforms of Iyo-Sangawa Station in 2010. A siding can be seen branching off track 2 on the right.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Mishima		Rapid Sunport	Akaboshi
Iyo-Mishima		Nanpū Relay	Akaboshi
Iyo-Mishima		Local	Akaboshi

History

The station opened on 1 April 1933 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. 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]

Scenes from the 2010 movie Shodo Girls were filmed at this station.^[9]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 11
• Samukawa Toyooka Seaside Park
• Shikokuchuo Municipal Mishima Minami 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. "伊予寒川" [Iyo-Sangawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 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. 10, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Iyo-Sangawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
5. "伊予寒川駅" [Iyo-Sangawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
6. "伊予寒川" [Iyo-Sangawa]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 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. 635. 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.
9. 住田, 至朗 (December 13, 2022). "絶景が半減 JR四国予讃線 伊予寒川駅【木造駅舎コレクション】09". Excite News. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

External links

• Station timetable

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