Yoshinobu Station

Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki) is a railway station in Matsuno, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G37".[1][2]

Yoshinobu Station 吉野生駅
Yoshinobu Station in 2010
Location	Yoshino, Matsuno-chō, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime-ken 798-2111 Japan
Coordinates	33°13′28.3″N 132°43′45.3″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yodo Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available but no bike shed
Disabled access	No - overhead bridge to access one platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Station code	G37
History
Opened	12 December 1923
Location
Yoshinobu Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. One platform is connected to a station building which is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. An overhead bridge leads across the tracks to the other platform which has a passenger shelter.[1][4][5]

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  View of the overhead bridge linking the two platforms.
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  View of the entrance to the station building.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Shikoku
Yodo Line
Matsuchi		-	Matsumaru

History

The station opened on 12 December 1923 when a narrow gauge line owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道) from Uwajima to Chikanaga was extended. The station became the new terminus and was given the name Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshinobu-eki). With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later corporatised as Japan National Railways (JNR) and was renamed Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki). On 26 March 1953, it became a through-station when the line was extended to Ekawasaki.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

References

1. "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
3. "Yoshinobu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
5. "吉野生駅" [Yoshinobu Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 646. ISBN 4533029809.