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Horie Station (堀江駅, Horie-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y52".[1][2]
Y52 Horie Station 堀江駅 | |||||
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 Horie Station in 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Horiecho, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2651 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′18″N 132°45′12″E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 184.9 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | Y52 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 April 1927 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 444 | ||||
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Horie Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 184.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A disused freight car has been set up next to the tracks and converted into a waiting room in the same style as at Minoura. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] A siding branches off line 1 and leads to the traces of a disused freight platform.[3]
Horie Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. 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]
