Unomachi Station

U22
Unomachi Station

卯之町駅
Unomachi Station in 2011
General information
Location2 Chome Uwachō Unomachi, Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture 797-0015
Japan
Coordinates33°21′48″N 132°30′36″E / 33.3633°N 132.5099°E / 33.3633; 132.5099
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Yosan Line
Distance271.1 km (168.5 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - footbridge needed to access island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeU22
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 July 1941; 83 years ago (1941-07-02)
Passengers
FY2019560
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Shimo-Uwa
U23
towards Uwajima
 Yosan Line Kami-Uwa
U21
towards Takamatsu
Location
Unomachi Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Unomachi Station
Unomachi Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Unomachi Station is located in Japan
Unomachi Station
Unomachi Station
Unomachi Station (Japan)

Unomachi Station (卯之町駅, Unomachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 256.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]

In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A timber station building of traditional Japanese design houses a waiting room, a shops and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Car parking is available outside the station. A siding branches off line 1 and ends near the station building.[2][5][6][3]

  • A view of Unomachi Station's platforms and tracks.
    A view of Unomachi Station's platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Yawatahama Uwakai Iyo-Yoshida

History

The station was opened on 2 July 1941 as the eastern terminus of the then Uwajima Line with Uwajima at the western end. Subsequently, the track of the Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from Yawatahama and linked up with the Uwajima Line at Unomachi, absorbing the latter line and its stations. Unomachi then became part of the Yosan Main Line on 20 June 1945. 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, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "卯之町" [Unomachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 30, 71. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ a b "Unomachi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ "卯之町駅" [Unomachi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "卯之町" [Unomachi]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 16 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. 641. 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.

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