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Yamanishi Station (山西駅, Yamanishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Iyotetsu.
Yamanishi Station 山西駅 | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Yamanishi Station entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 6-chōme-1 Furumitsu, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 791-8067 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.8555°N 132.7241°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Iyotetsu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Takahama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) from Takahama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | IY05 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2021 | 2,346 | ||||||||||
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The station is a station on the Takahama Line and is located 4.0 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takahama. During most of the day, railway trains arrive every fifteen minutes. Trains continue from Matsuyama City Station on the Yokogawara Line to Yokogawara Station.[1]
Yamanishi Station is an above-ground station with a single island platform and two tracks. The station building is located at the end of the platform, and passengers must first exit the ticket gate before crossing the tracks via a level crossing. The station is attended.
Yamanishi Station was opened on 1 November 1927 and was originally located in front of Nitta Junior High School and had a sharp S-shaped curve to avoid the village of Komitsumura. It was relocated to its present location on 1 May 1937.
