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Kōnokawa Station

Railway station in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°42′06″N 132°39′32″E / 33.7016°N 132.6588°E / 33.7016; 132.6588Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance213.9 km (132.9 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeS07HistoryOpened1 February 1963; 61 years ago (1963-02-01)PassengersFY201970 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Iyo-Kaminada S08 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line via Iyo-Nagahama		Mukaibara U06 S06 towards Takamatsu

Location
Kōnokawa Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Kōnokawa Station Kōnokawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kōnokawa Station (高野川駅, Kōnokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S07".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kōnokawa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 213.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and the eastbound trains stop at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a simple shelter for waiting passengers. A ramp leads down to the platform from the access road which is on a higher level.^[2]^[5]^[3]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as an added stop on the existing Yosan Line on 1 February 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 378

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "高野川" [Kōnokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 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. 27, 72. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Kōnokawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ "高野川駅" [Kōnokawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 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. 639. 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.