Iyo-Yoshida Station

Railway station in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°16′23″N 132°32′38″E / 33.2731°N 132.5439°E / 33.2731; 132.5439Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance283.0 km (175.8 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeU25HistoryOpened2 July 1941; 82 years ago (1941-07-02)PassengersFY2019218 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Takamitsu U26 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line		Tachima U24 towards Takamatsu

Location
Iyo-Yoshida Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Iyo-Yoshida Station Iyo-Yoshida Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Iyo-Yoshida Station (伊予吉田駅, Iyo-Yoshida-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U25".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Yoshida Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 283 kilometres (176 mi) from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local trains serve the station. Eastbound local trains terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.^[4]

In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, which is now unstaffed, serves as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[5]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Unomachi		Uwakai	Uwajima

History

The station was opened on 2 July 1941 as part of the then Uwajima Line which ran from Uwajima to Unomachi. Subsequently, the track of the then Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from Yawatahama and linked up with the Uwajima Line at Unomachi on 20 June 1945. The Uwajima Line and its stations, including Iyo-Yoshida, then became part of the Yosan Mainline from that date. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Yoshida Bay
Uwajima City Yoshida Branch (former Yoshida Town Hall)
Ehime Prefectural Yoshida High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予吉田" [Iyo-Yoshida]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ ^a ^b "Iyo-Yoshida Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "伊予吉田駅" [Iyo-Yoshida Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 17 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. 642. 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.