Imabari Station

Railway station in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

34°3′51″N 132°59′37.1″E / 34.06417°N 132.993639°E / 34.06417; 132.993639Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance144.9 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks3ConnectionsBus terminalConstructionStructure typeElevatedParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesParking and rental availableAccessibleYes - platforms served by elevatorsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Station codeY40WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 February 1924; 100 years ago (1924-02-11)PassengersFY20191714

Location
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Imabari Station (今治駅, Imabari-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Imabari Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 144.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan Line local trains which stop at the station 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]

In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:^[4]

Shiokaze - from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima
Ishizuchi - from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and Uwajima
Midnight Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Matsuyama to Niihama
Morning Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Niihama to Matsuyama

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three elevated tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a bakery, a JR Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). The platforms are located on the third level. Passengers may cross from the side to the island platform and vice versa through a passage on the second level served by elevators and escalators. Bicycle rental is available at the station. Car parking and car rental is available just outside the station building.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[3]

View of the platforms. The yellow column in the distance is the elevator shaft.
Passageway connecting the platforms.
Ticket gate.
Part of the station concourse.
Taxis outside the station. The bus terminal is just beyond.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Nyūgawa	Shiokaze	Iyo-Hōjō
Nyūgawa	Ishizuchi	Iyo-Hōjō
Iyo-Hōjō	Midnight Express Matsuyama	Nyūgawa
Nyūgawa	Morning Express Matsuyama	Iyo-Hōjō
Yosan Line
Iyo-Tomita	Local	Hashihama

History

Imabari Station opened on 11 February 1924 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Sakurai. It became a through-station on 1 December 1924 when the line was further extended to Ōnishi. 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.^[8]^[9]

Surrounding area

Imabari City Hall
Imabari Meitoku High School
Ehime Prefectural Imabari Kita High School
Ehime Prefectural Imabari Nishi High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "今治" [Imabari]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. pp. 12, 67. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ ^a ^b "Imabari Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "今治駅" [Imabari Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "今治" [Imabari]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "今治駅" [Imabari]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ 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. pp. 636–637. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.