Tamanoe Station

Railway station in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°54′46″N 133°05′57″E / 33.9127°N 133.0991°E / 33.9127; 133.0991Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance124.5 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY35HistoryOpened1 February 1963; 61 years ago (1963-02-01)PassengersFY2019102

Location
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Tamanoe Station (玉之江駅, Tamanoe-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 "Y35".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Tamanoe Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 124.5 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 a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Komatsu		Local	Nyūgawa

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Tamanoe Station on 1 February 1963 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Saijo Municipal Yoshii Elementary School
Japan National Route 196

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "玉之江" [Tamanoe]. 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, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Tamanoe Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "玉之江駅" [Tamanoe Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "玉之江" [Tamanoe]. 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.