Matsumaru Station (松丸駅, Matsumaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Matsuno-chō, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G38".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 55.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station facilities are operated on a kan'i itaku basis by the Matsuno-chō Interaction Centre (a municipal community centre) which provides a waiting room and an information/ticket window. Other civic facilities are co-located in the building including an onsen on the second level. Parking is available outside.[1][4][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Shikoku
Yodo Line
Yoshinobu - Izume

History

The station opened on 12 December 1923 as a through-station when a narrow gauge line owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道) from Uwajima to Chikanaga was extended to Yoshinobu (then known as Yoshino). With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later corporatised as Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

  • Matsuno - the station is located in the town centre, just off the main shopping street. The town office and local post office are located about 250 metres away.[8]
  • Shimanto River - runs next to the station track.
  • National Route 381 - runs parallel to the track across the river.
  • Morinokunipoppo Hot Spring - an onsen located on level two of the station building.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "松丸" [Matsumaru]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Matsumaru Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "松丸" [Matsumaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "松丸駅" [Matsumaru Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215. 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 646. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "松丸駅編-予土線3兄弟 乗換攻略イラストマップ" [The Three Brothers Transfer Guide Matsumaru Edition Illustrated Map] (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ "駅なかの温泉" [Hot Spring in a Station]. poppoonsen.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

External links

Media related to Matsumaru Station at Wikimedia Commons