Iyo-Ōhira Station

U07
Iyo-Ōhira Station

伊予大平駅
Iyo-Ōhira Station in 2013
General information
LocationOhira, Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture 799-3131
Japan
Coordinates33°42′58″N 132°42′31″E / 33.7162°N 132.7086°E / 33.7162; 132.7086
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Yosan Line
Distance211.3 km (131.3 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
AccessibleNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeU07
History
Opened3 March 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-03)
Passengers
FY201930
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Iyo-Nakayama
U08
towards Uwajima
Yosan Line Mukaibara
U06 S06
towards Takamatsu
Location
Iyo-Ōhira Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Iyo-Ōhira Station
Iyo-Ōhira Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Iyo-Ōhira Station is located in Japan
Iyo-Ōhira Station
Iyo-Ōhira Station
Iyo-Ōhira Station (Japan)

Iyo-Ōhira Station (伊予大平駅, Iyo-Ōhira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U07".[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the JR Shikoku Uchiko-branch of the Yosan Line and is located 211.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains serve the station. Eastbound local trains terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]

Layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A flight of steps leads up to the platform from the access road, rendering the station wheelchair inaccessible.[2][5]

After the station, the track goes through the Inuyose Tunnel (犬寄トンネル, Inuyose ton'neru), which, at 6012 m, is the longest railway tunnel in Shikoku.[3]

History

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Iyo-Ōhira Station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 3 March 1986. It was among a string of three intermediate stations which were set up during the construction of a new stretch of track to link Mukaibara with the Uchiko Line at Uchiko, to create what would later become the Uchiko branch of the Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "伊予大平" [Iyo-Ōhira]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. 27, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Iyo-Ōhira Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "伊予大平駅" [Iyo-Ōhira Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 17 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 643. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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