Iyo-Hōjō Station

Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°58′22″N 132°46′32″E / 33.9729°N 132.7756°E / 33.9729; 132.7756Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance176.9 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY48HistoryOpened28 March 1926; 98 years ago (1926-03-28)PassengersFY20191152

Location
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Iyo-Hōjō Station (伊予北条駅, Iyo-Hōjō-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 "Y48".^[1]

Lines

Iyo-Hōjō Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 176.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[2] 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.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform and an island platform serving two tracks. The track on the side of Platform 1 is the main line track used by through traffic (speed limit 100 km/h), and the track on the side of Platforms 2 and 3 is the secondary main line. In principle, trains in both directions enter Platform 1, unless there is a crossing of an oncoming train, a freight train, or a freight train that departs from or arrives at this station.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Ōura		-		Yanagihara

History

Iyo-Hōjō Station opened on 28 March 1926 when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Kikuma. 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.^[4]^[5]

Surrounding area

Hōjō Port
Matsuyama City Hall Hojo Branch (former Hōjō City Hall)
St. Catherine's College

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^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. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Asanami Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 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. p. 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.