Kita-Iyo Station

Kita-Iyo Station (北伊予駅, Kita-Iyo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Masaki, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U02".^[1][2]

U02 Kita-Iyo Station 北伊予駅
Kita-Iyo Station
General information
Location	Kanzaki, Masaki Town, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture 791-3161 Japan
Coordinates	33°47′14″N 132°44′56″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yosan Line
Distance	200.3 km (124.5 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	U02
History
Opened	27 February 1930; 94 years ago (1930-02-27)
Passengers
FY2019	471
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Minami-Iyo U02-1 towards Uwajima Yosan Line Ichitsubo U01 towards Takamatsu
Location Kita-Iyo Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Kita-Iyo Station Kita-Iyo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kita-Iyo Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 200.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two staggered opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Line 1, served by platform 1 on the side of the station building, is a through track while line 2 is a passing loop. The station building is unstaffed and houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.^[2][5] Two sidings branch off line 1 and end near the station building.^[3]

History

Kita-Iyo Station opened on 27 February 1930 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Matsuyama to Iyoshi. 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.^[6][7]

Surrounding area

• Masaki Municipal Kita-Iyo Elementary School
• Masaki Municipal Kita-Iyo 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. "北伊予" [Kita-Iyo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 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. 24, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Iyo-Kita Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
5. "北伊予駅" [Kita-Iyo Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 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. 638. 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