Iyo-Wake Station

Iyo-Wake Station (伊予和気駅, Iyo-Wake-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 "Y53".^[1][2]

Y53 Iyo-Wake Station 伊予和気駅
Iyo-Wake Station in 2014. The train has stopped at platform 2, Note the sidings to the left.
General information
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°53′21″N 132°44′27″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	187.0 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + several sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y53
History
Opened	3 April 1927; 97 years ago (1927-04-03)
Passengers
FY2019	796
Location Asanami Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Asanami Station Asanami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 187.0 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]

Layout

Iyo-Wake Station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Line 1, served by platform 1, is the straight track and line 2, served by platform 2, is a passing loop. A station building linked to platform 1 houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.^[2][5][6] Several sidings branch off line 2 while on the side of platform 1 are the traces of a disused freight platform.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Horie		Local	Mitsuhama

History

Iyo-Wake 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]

Surrounding area

• Taisen-ji, 52nd temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
• Enmyo-ji, 53rd temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
• Shikoku Electric Power Matsuyama Solar Power Plant
• Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama School for the Deaf

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "伊予和気" [Iyo-Wake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 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. p. 16h, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Iyo-Wake Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
5. "伊予和気駅" [Iyo-Wake Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
6. "伊予和気" [Iyo-Wake]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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. 638. 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.

External links

• Station timetable

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