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]

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. ^ a b "川之江" [Kawanoe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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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