Kitanada Station

Kitanada Station (喜多灘駅, Kitanada-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S11".[1][2]

Kitanada Station

喜多灘駅
Kitanada Station in 2015
LocationFutamichokushi, Iyo-shi, Ehime-ken 799-3312
Japan
Coordinates33°38′15″N 132°31′52″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance228.2 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade (sidehill cutting)
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS11
History
Opened6 October 1935 (1935-10-06)
Location
Kitanada Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 228.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Eastbouund local services end 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 on a sidehill cut. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A steep flight of steps leads up to the station from the main road. A toilet building is located at the base of the steps and there is limited parking.[2][5] A siding branches off the track and leads to a disused freight platform. There are also traces of trackbed on the other side of the passenger platform, indicating that it was once an island serving two tracks.[3]

  • A view of the station entrance.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yosan Line
Kushi   Local   Iyo-Nagahama

History

The station was opened on 6 October 1935 as an intermediate stop when the then Yosan mainline was extended from Shimonada to Iyo-Nagahama, thus linking up with the track of the then Ehime Line and establishing through traffic from Takamatsu to Iyo-Ōzu. 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, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "喜多灘" [Kitanada]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. 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. 29, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Kitanada Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. "喜多灘駅" [Kitanada Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 639. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.
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