Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Matsuno, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G37".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 53.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. One platform is connected to a station building which is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. An overhead bridge leads across the tracks to the other platform which has a passenger shelter.[1][4][5]

  • View of the overhead bridge linking the two platforms.
    View of the overhead bridge linking the two platforms.
  • View of the entrance to the station building.
    View of the entrance to the station building.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Shikoku
Yodo Line
Matsuchi - Matsumaru

History

The station opened on 12 December 1923 when a narrow gauge line owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道) from Uwajima to Chikanaga was extended. The station became the new terminus and was given the name Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshinobu-eki). 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) and was renamed Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki). On 26 March 1953, it became a through-station when the line was extended to Ekawasaki.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

  • former Yoshinobu town hall
  • Hiromi River

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Yoshinobu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ "吉野生駅" [Yoshinobu Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2 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.

External links

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