Nyūgawa Station (Ehime)

Nyūgawa Station (壬生川駅, Nyūgawa-eki) is a railway station in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".[1][2]

Nyūgawa Station 壬生川駅
Nyūgawa Station in 2017
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°55′46″N 133°05′08″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	126.8 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3 + 1 passing loop + other sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	Y36
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 May 1923
Location
Nyūgawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 126.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan Line local trains which stop at the station 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]

In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:[4]

• Shiokaze - from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima
• Ishizuchi - from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and Uwajima
• Midnight Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Matsuyama to Niihama
• Morning Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Niihama to Matsuyama

Layout

The station consists of an island and a side platform serving three tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, a convenience store and a bakery, and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). The island platform is accessed by means of a footbridge. Car parking is available.[2][5][6][7]

A passing loop runs to the west of the island platform and several short sidings branch off the main tracks.[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Iyo-Saijō		Shiokaze	Imabari
Iyo-Saijō		Ishizuchi	Imabari
Imabari		Midnight Express Matsuyama	Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Saijō		Morning Express Matsuyama	Imabari
Yosan Line
Tamanoe		Local	Iyo-Miyoshi

History

The station opened on 1 May 1923 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Saijō. It became a through-station on 1 October 1923 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Miyoshi. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[8][9]

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "壬生川" [Nyūgawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 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. 13, 67. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Nyūgawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
5. "壬生川駅" [Nyūgawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
6. "壬生川駅" [Nyūgawa]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
7. "壬生川駅" [Nyūgawa]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
8. 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. 635. ISBN 4533029809.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• Nyūgawa Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)