Iyo-Himi Station

Railway station in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°53′48″N 133°07′51″E / 33.8968°N 133.1309°E / 33.8968; 133.1309Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance120.3 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY33HistoryOpened1 June 1961; 63 years ago (1961-06-01)Rebuilt,PassengersFY2019116

Location
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Iyo-Himi Station (伊予氷見駅, Iyo-Himi-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 "Y33".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Himi Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 120.3 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, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Bike sheds are located behind the station platform at the base of the ramp.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Ishizuchiyama		Local	Iyo-Komatsu

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Iyo-Himi Station on 1 June 1961 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 Saijo Seibu Park
Kichijō-ji, 63rd temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Ishioka Shrine

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予氷見" [Iyo-Himi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 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. 12, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Himi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "伊予氷見駅" [Iyo-Himi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "伊予氷見駅" [Iyo-Himi]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ 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.