Mitsuhama Station

Y54 Mitsuhama Station 三津浜駅
Mitsuhama Station in 2015
General information
Location	Aizu Town, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	33°51′41″N 132°43′44″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yosan Line
Distance	190.7 km (118.5 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y54
History
Opened	3 April 1927; 97 years ago (1927-04-03)
Passengers
FY2019	1,092
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Matsuyama Y55 U00 towards Uwajima Yosan Line Iyo-Wake Y53 towards Takamatsu
Location Mitsuhama Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Mitsuhama Station Mitsuhama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mitsuhama Station (三津浜駅, Mitsuhama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y54".[1][2]

Lines

Mitsuhama Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 190.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[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 two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Line 1, served by platform 1 on the side of the station building, is a straight track while line 2, served by the opposite side platform, is a passing loop. The station building is unstaffed and houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.[2][5][6] A siding branches off line 1 and juts in partially on the other side of platform 1.[3]

History

Mitsuhama Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. 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.[7][8]

Surrounding area

• Mitsuhama Port (30 minutes on foot)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "三津浜" [Mitsuhama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 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. 16, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Mitsuhama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
5. "三津浜駅" [Mitsuhama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
6. "三津浜" [Mitsuhama]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• Station timetable

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