Iyo-Miyoshi Station

Railway station in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°57′15″N 133°03′51″E / 33.9542°N 133.0641°E / 33.9542; 133.0641Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance130.2 km from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 + several sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY37HistoryOpened1 October 1923 (1923-10-01)Rebuilt,PassengersFY2019404

Location
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Iyo-Miyoshi Station (伊予三芳駅, Iyo-Miyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y37".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Miyoshi is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 130.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.^[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

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is a passing loop and served by platform 1, attached to the station building. Track 2, served by platform 2, is a straight track. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Parking is available at the station forecourt. There is also a refuge siding branching off track 1 which ends near the station building. Short stub sidings branch off elsewhere on both tracks.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Nyūgawa		Local	Iyo-Sakurai

History

Iyo-Miyoshi Station opened on 1 October 1923 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line (讃岐線) when it had been extended westwards from Nyūgawa. On the same day, the line was renamed the Sanyo Line (讃予線). Iyo-Miyoshi became a through station on 21 December 1923 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Sakurai. 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

former Miyoshi Town Office]

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予三芳" [Iyo-Miyoshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 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. 13, 67. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Miyoshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "伊予三芳駅" [Iyo-Miyoshi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "伊予三芳駅" [Iyo-Miyoshi]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 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. 636. 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.